Pearse Doherty
Question:139. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by capping Deputies' salaries at €75,000. [38722/19]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 September 2019
139. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by capping Deputies' salaries at €75,000. [38722/19]
View answer140. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by capping Senators' salaries at €60,000. [38723/19]
View answer141. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by reducing the allowances of Ministers and the Taoiseach by 50%. [38724/19]
View answer142. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by withdrawing Oireachtas officeholders' allowances. [38725/19]
View answer143. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by reducing the party leader allowance by 10%. [38726/19]
View answer144. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by withdrawing committee chairperson's allowances. [38727/19]
View answer145. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by withdrawing the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission allowances. [38728/19]
View answer146. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by withdrawing the super junior Minister allowances. [38729/19]
View answer147. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by withdrawing the mobile phone allowances of Deputies and Senators. [38730/19]
View answer148. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by reducing the salary of the Taoiseach and Ministers by 50%, excluding the Deputy portion. [38731/19]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 139 to 148, inclusive, together.
The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:
Estimated annual savings to be made by: |
€ |
Capping TDs’ salaries at €75,000 |
3,423,860 |
Capping Senators’ salaries at €60,000 |
507,120 |
Reducing the allowances (i.e. salaries excluding TD element) of Ministers and An Taoiseach by 50% |
623,226 |
Withdrawing Oireachtas officeholders’ allowances (i.e. salaries excluding TD element) |
2,197,991 |
Reducing the party leader allowance by 10% |
860,964 |
Withdrawing committee chairperson's allowances |
231,100 |
Withdrawing the Oireachtas Commission allowances |
76,000 |
Withdrawing the ‘super junior Minister’ allowances |
34,410 |
Withdrawing the mobile phone allowances of TDs and Senators |
21,536 |