I propose to take Questions Nos. 381 and 382 together.
There is one Secretary General in my Department. I am advised that the rate of pay for the Secretary General is €167,300.
There are four Assistant Secretaries in my Department. The pay scale for Assistant Secretary is €119,572 - €124,917 - €130,706 - €136,496.
Under the provisions of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015 for those on salaries in excess of €110,000 the salary reductions imposed under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 will be restored in three equal phases on 1 April 2017, 1 April 2018 and 1 April 2019.
A circular setting out the revised salary rates applicable from 1 April 2017 to general Civil Service grades, including Secretaries General and Assistant Secretaries General, is currently in preparation and will be issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in due course.