Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 July 2017
228. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.70 for all employees directly employed or in agencies funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32560/17]
View answerThe issue raised by the Deputy would only have an impact on the grades of Services Officer and Cleaner at my Department as the other grades are in receipt of salaries that exceed a rate of €11.70 per hour.
The majority of staff presently engaged at my Department as Services Officers or Cleaners are on an incremental pay scale and have extensive service and in recognition of this they are on the higher points of the scale which exceed the rate mentioned by the Deputy.
My Department does not hold data centrally in relation to payroll for the bodies under its aegis. Therefore, officials at my Department will request the information and forward it to the Deputy in due course.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A.
I refer to your parliamentary question tabled on the 11th July 2017.
The following tabular statement gives details of the additional costs concerned in the event a rate of €11.70 per hour was applied to staff currently below that rate. In relation to my Department and the bodies, the vast majority of staff are in receipt of remuneration that exceeds the rate suggested.
I would also like to point out that where staff are on remuneration that is lower that the suggest rate, they are on incremental pay scales and subject to satisfactory service they will receive annual increments that will result in them being in receipt of remuneration that exceeds the rate within a period of a few years.
|
Body |
Staff |
Current Rate |
Suggested Rate |
Add Cost |
Annual Cost |
|
Dept Education |
21 c.o. 1st pt |
€10.69 |
€11.70 |
€1.01 |
€45,376 |
|
Dept Education |
39 c.o. 2nd pt |
€11.39 |
€11.70 |
€0.31 |
€25,865 |
|
Dept Education |
4 Cleaners 1st pt |
€8.75 |
€11.70 |
€2.95 |
€25,245 |
|
Dept Education |
2 Cleaners 2nd Pt |
€9.76 |
€11.70 |
€1.94 |
€8,301 |
|
Dept Education |
1 Service Off 3rd pt |
€10.42 |
€11.70 |
€1.28 |
€2,738 |
|
NCCA. |
lTemp CO 1st pt |
€10.69 |
€11.70 |
€1.01 |
€2,161 |
|
Teaching Council |
ICO P1 pt |
€10.69 |
€11.70 |
€1.01 |
€2,161 |
|
QQI. |
4 Grade III |
€10.75 |
€11.70 |
€0.95 |
€8,130 |
|
TOTAL |
€119.977
|
