Oireachtas Members' Remuneration

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 September 2019

Tuesday, 24 September 2019

Questions (139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148)

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]

Pearse Doherty

Question:

140. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by capping Senators' salaries at €60,000. [38723/19]

Pearse Doherty

Question:

141. 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]

Pearse Doherty

Question:

142. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by withdrawing Oireachtas officeholders' allowances. [38725/19]

Pearse Doherty

Question:

143. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by reducing the party leader allowance by 10%. [38726/19]

Pearse Doherty

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144. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by withdrawing committee chairperson's allowances. [38727/19]

Pearse Doherty

Question:

145. 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]

Pearse Doherty

Question:

146. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by withdrawing the super junior Minister allowances. [38729/19]

Pearse Doherty

Question:

147. 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]

Pearse Doherty

Question:

148. 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]

Written answers

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

I 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