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Oireachtas Members’ Remuneration.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 February 2006

Tuesday, 7 February 2006

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Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Ceist:

270 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Finance the pay scales of the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste, senior Ministers, Ministers of State, Deputies and Senators at the time of the 2002 general election; the increases since that date; and the current pay scales. [3802/06]

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The following table lists the pay rates in place at the time of the general election on 17 May 2002 and the revised scales since then for the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Ministers, Ministers of State, Deputies and Senators. The table also lists all subsequent pay increases — general, review body on higher remuneration in the public sector and Benchmarking.

Report No. 38 of the review body on higher remuneration in the public sector recommended that the salary of a Deputy should be set at the ordinary maximum of the grade of principal — standard — in the Civil Service, and that the salary of a Senator should be fixed as 70% of that of a Deputy and should be revised for the future on that basis. The provision of long service increments for Deputies and Senators is in line with the views expressed in the above review body report. Therefore, as a result of this recommendation any increases awarded by the public service benchmarking body will be paid to Deputies and Senators.

The salary of the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Minister and Minister of State is made up of two elements: the office holder's salary plus the Deputy's basic salary. While the Deputy's element of the salary is determined in the manner set out above, the office holder's element is based on general pay increases and a report by the review body on higher remuneration. The office holder's salary does not attract increases recommended by the public service benchmarking body.

1.04.02

1.10.02

1.01.04

1.01.04

1.07.04

1.12.04

1.06.05

1.07.05

1.12.05

1.01.06

General Increases

PPF Phase 3

SP Phase 1

SP Phase 1

SP Phase 2

SP Phase 3

SP Phase 4

SP Phase 5

Special Increases

Review Body 38 Phase 4

PSBB Phase 2

PSBB Phase 3

Review Body 40 Phase 1

Review Body 40 Phase 2

TD — basic

71,071

73,914

76,131

80,457

82,066

83,707

87,247

87,247

88,556

88,556

— 1st LSI

73,338

76,272

78,560

83,024

84,684

86,378

90,032

90,032

91,382

91,382

— 2nd LSI

75,603

78,627

80,986

85,589

87,301

89,047

92,813

92,813

94,205

94,205

Senator — basic

49,750

51,740

53,292

56,320

57,446

58,595

61,073

61,073

61,989

61,989

— 1st LSI

51,337

53,390

54,992

58,117

59,279

60,465

63,022

63,022

63,967

63,967

— 2nd LSI

52,922

55,039

56,690

59,912

61,111

62,333

64,969

64,969

65,944

65,944

Taoiseach

132,761

138,072

142,214

142,214

145,058

147,959

150,178

155,810

158,147

163,863

TD

71,071

73,914

76,131

80,457

82,066

83,707

87,247

87,247

88,556

88,556

Total

203,832

211,986

218,345

222,671

227,124

231,666

237,425

243,057

246,703

252,419

Tánaiste

103,931

108,088

111,331

111,331

113,558

115,829

117,566

121,975

123,805

128,279

TD

71,071

73,914

76,131

80,457

82,066

83,707

87,247

87,247

88,556

88,556

Total

175,002

182,002

187,462

191,788

195,624

199,536

204,813

209,222

212,361

216,835

Minister

89,516

93,097

95,890

95,890

97,808

99,764

101,260

105,057

106,633

110,488

TD

71,071

73,914

76,131

80,457

82,066

83,707

87,247

87,247

88,556

88,556

Total

160,587

167,011

172,021

176,347

179,874

183,471

188,507

192,304

195,189

199,044

Minister of State

39,062

40,625

41,844

41,844

42,681

43,535

44,188

45,845

46,533

48,215

TD

71,071

73,914

76,131

80,457

82,066

83,707

87,247

87,247

88,556

88,556

Total

110,133

114,539

117,975

122,301

124,747

127,242

131,435

133,092

135,089

136,771

PPF = Programme for Prosperity and Fairness
SP = Sustaining Progress
LSI = Long service increment
PSBB = Public Service Benchmarking Body
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