asked the Minister for Justice if he will state in respect of the Commissioner, chief superintendent, uperintendent and sergeant of the Garda Síochána (a) the salaries paid in 1922, (b) the adjustments made since then, (c) the date of each adjustment and (d) the salary after adjustment up to the latest date for which figures are available.
Written Answers. - Garda Salaries.
142.
The answer is in the form of a tabular statement which is attached.
GARDA PAY CHANGES SINCE 1922
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Date |
Ranks |
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|
Commissioner (annual rates) |
Chief Superintendent (annual rates) |
Superintendent (annual rates) |
Sergeant (weekly rates) |
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|
D.M.P. |
Garda |
D.M.D. |
Elsewhere |
D.M.P. |
Garda |
D.M.P. |
Elsewhere |
D.M.P. |
Garda |
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|
£ |
£ |
£ |
2nd Grade |
1st Grade |
£ |
£ |
3rd Grade |
2nd Grade |
1st Grade |
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|
1922 |
1,300 |
800 |
800 |
650 |
600 |
£5 12 6 |
£5 12 0 |
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|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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|
1/3/24 |
No change |
800 |
725 |
800 |
585 |
360 |
500 |
585 |
£4186 |
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|
1/1/43 |
No change |
No change |
No change |
585 |
378 |
500 |
585 |
£556 |
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|
1/1/44 |
No change |
No change |
No change |
585 |
386 |
500 |
585 |
£586 |
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|
1/1/45 |
1,376 |
783 |
862 |
638 |
427 |
547 |
638 |
£610 |
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|
1/1/46 |
1,415 |
822 |
901 |
677 |
437 |
586 |
677 |
£650 |
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|
1/11/46 |
1,625 |
920 |
1,015 |
770 |
660 |
770 |
£7100 |
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|
1/11/48 |
1,740 |
980 |
1,080 |
815 |
700 |
815 |
£810 |
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|
15/1/51 |
2,085 |
1,125 |
1,235 |
907 |
780 |
907 |
£9011 |
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|
1/1/52 |
2,150 |
1,265 |
975* |
975 |
£9100 |
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|
1/11/52 |
2,238 |
1,383 |
1,034* |
1,034 |
£1043 |
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|
1/11/55 |
2,398 |
1,431 |
1,112* |
1,112 |
£1118 |
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|
1/4/58 |
2,448 |
1,440 |
1,138* |
1,138 |
£11118 |
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|
1/3/60 |
2,750 |
1,630 |
1,254 |
£12150 |
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|
21/12/60 |
2,905 |
1,630 |
1,364 |
£1400 |
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|
1/11/61 |
3,270 |
1,960 |
1,535 |
£1500 |
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|
15/1/63 |
No change |
No change |
No change |
£1830 |
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|
1/7/63 |
3,370 |
2,156 |
1,689 |
No change |
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|
1/1/64 |
3,595 |
No change |
No change |
No change |
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|
1/2/64 |
4,025 |
2,415 |
1,809 |
£2060 |
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|
30/6/65 |
4,265 |
2,560 |
2,560 |
2,003 |
£21110 |
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|
1/6/66 |
No change |
2,612 |
2,056 |
£22110 |
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|
1/6/68 |
4,650 |
2,846 |
2,240 |
£24116 |
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|
1/6/69 |
5,000 |
3,200 |
2,500 |
£29166 |
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|
1/4/70 |
5,350 |
3,425 |
2,675 |
£31.90 |
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|
1/1/71 |
5,850 |
3,745 |
2,925 |
£34.90 |
Notes: (1) All rates shown are the maximum rates on each scale.
(2) The figures shown relate to salary only and do not include allowance additional to pay, such as rent allowance (granted following a recommendatio by the Conroy Commission) locomotion allowance, telephone allowance etc.
(3) With the exception of the Commissioner, the ranks shown above have been awarded £2 a week with effect from 1st January, 1972 in addition t rates shown for 1/1/71.
*The figures for "D.M.D." and "Elsewhere" for superintendent are identical in the years 1952-1958 above, but D.M.D. Superintendents reached the ir maximum in a shorter number of