All workers employed in my Department are on Civil Service pay scales.
The first point of the Services Officer pay scale is €11.97 per hour (on the basis of a 37 hour working week). There are currently 9 officers at this point of the scale. These officers will progress to the second point of the scale, subject to satisfactory performance, on the one-year anniversary of their start date in my Department. The second point of the scale is €12.69 per hour.
There are two agencies under the aegis of my Department; the Citizens Information Board and the Pensions Authority. Neither of these agencies employ any staff earning less than the rate of €12.30 an hour.