Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 April 2022
483. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the role that those persons occupy within his Department or relevant body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19628/22]
View answerThere is currently one member of staff within my Department with a rate of pay below €12.30. This staff member holds the role of Service Officer. It should be noted that the staff of my Department are paid in line with Government pay policy, and that this staff member will move above the rate of €12.30 per hour when they move to the next increment step of their respective salary scale. Officers typically move to the next increment step of their salary scale on an annual basis, subject to satisfactory performance.
Bodies under the aegis of my Department that have persons employed with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30 have advised the following:
There are 41 people employed by the Central Bank with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30, of which 37 are Interns and 4 are Bank Officers.
The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General has 16 employees that earn less than the living wage of €12.30 per hour. 14 are students on temporary work placement as part of a co-operative education programme with the University of Limerick. These 8-month placements are a formal, integral, compulsory and academically accredited element of students’ degree programmes. 2 are apprentices from Accounting Technicians Ireland. The students and the apprentices are all paid in accordance with the Clerical Officer grade pay scale.
There are 814 staff in the Office of the Revenue Commissioners earning less than €12.30 per hour. 806 are Clerical Officers, 7 are Service Officers and 1 is a Cleaner.
