asked the Minister for Finance the authorised complement of (a) Secretaries, (b) Second Secretaries, (c) Assistant Secretaries and (d) Principal Officers in the Department of Finance for each year from 1981 to 1987 inclusive; the total salary costs for each of these grades for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Staff Complement.
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The information requested is set out in the following tabular statement.
The following table sets out the salary costs of the grades identified for each of the years 1981 to 1986. The authorised complement of each grade is also shown. The salary costs are based on actual numbers serving and include Employer's PRSI Contribution.
Grade Authorised Numbers
|
Year |
Secretary |
Second Secretary |
Assistant Secretary 10 |
Principal (Finance Scale) 32 (reduced to 30 in 1986) |
|
1 |
3 |
|||
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1981 |
29,000 |
80,600 |
208,700 |
571,400 |
|
1982 |
32,900 |
88,600 |
229,200 |
608,400 |
|
1983 |
35,400 |
97,000 |
246,800 |
655,200 |
|
1984 |
37,600 |
99,900 |
262,300 |
696,000 |
|
1985 |
39,400 |
106,200 |
240,300 |
659,200 |
|
1986 |
40,800 |
110,100 |
256,300 |
682,600 |
The following table shows the salary costs of the grades identified for 1987 following the amalgamation of the Department with the Department of the Public Service. The authorised complements are again shown. The salary costs (on the same basis as above) for 1987 are estimated, based on actual costs up to 1 May 1987 and estimated costs for the rest of the year.
|
Grade |
Authorised Numbers |
|
|
£ |
||
|
Secretary |
1 |
42,600 |
|
Secretary (Public Service Management and Development) |
1 |
40,900 |
|
Secretary (National Debt Management) |
1 |
23,800 (7 months) |
|
Second Secretary |
3 |
115,000 |
|
Assistant Secretary |
16 |
416,500 |
|
Principal (Finance Scale) |
54 |
1,264,200 |
|
Principal (Standard Scale) |
2 |
48,500 |
The Department of Finance also has a grade of Deputy Secretary. The details for this grade are as follows:
|
Authorised Number |
Salary Cost |
|
|
£ |
||
|
1981 |
1 |
23,600 |
|
1982 |
1 |
26,000 |
|
1983 |
1 |
21,000* |
|
1984 |
1 |
— * |
|
1985 |
1 |
— * |
|
1986 |
1 |
8,200* |
|
1987 |
3 |
72,900 |
* On special leave with the IMF from October 1983 to October 1986.