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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 April 2007

Wednesday, 4 April 2007

Ceisteanna (88, 89)

Jim O'Keeffe

Ceist:

84 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Taoiseach the average annual salary of a lawyer in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions; the salary scales in respect of legal staff, including the starting salary, the average annual salary of non-legal DPP staff, and the annual cost of running the DPP in each of the years 2002 to date in 2007. [13182/07]

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Jim O'Keeffe

Ceist:

85 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Taoiseach the average annual salary of a solicitor in the Office of the Chief Prosecution Solicitor; the salary scales in respect of solicitors, including the starting salary, the average annual salary of non-legal CPS staff, and the annual cost of running the CPS in each of the years 2002 to date in 2007. [13185/07]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 84 and 85 together.

The average annual salary of lawyers in the Office of the Director of Public is currently approximately €81,210. The current average salary of other staff is approximately €36,870. I propose to circulate with the official report tables which detail all salary scales of professionally qualified legal grades, i.e. solicitors and barristers, within the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. All points on the scales are shown, including the starting points.

The Deputy has asked for details in respect of the Office of the Chief Prosecution Solicitor. It would be more correct to refer to the Solicitors Division of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The Chief Prosecution Solicitor leads the Solicitors Division. I can inform the Deputy that the average annual salary of lawyers in the Solicitors Division of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is currently approximately €71,290. The current average salary of other staff in the Solicitors Division is approximately €35,910. The running costs of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in the period sought were as follows:

Year

Amount €

2002

23,436,000

2003

26,205,000

2004

28,661,000

2005

30,159,000

2006

31,484,000

2007

6,827,000*

*Estimated to end of March 2007.

The running costs of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions are calculated on a whole Office basis and are not apportioned across the three Divisions of the Office separately. I am therefore not in a position to give figures for the running costs for the Solicitors Division or either for the other two Divisions.

Grade Title

Date Effective

Salary

Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions

01 Dec 2006

€157,785.00MAX

Grade Title

Date Effective

Salary

Professional Officer Grade II

01 Dec 2006

See below

€116,462.00

€122,095.00

€127,732.00

€133,367.00MAX

Grade Title

Date Effective

Salary

Chief Prosecution Solicitor

01 Dec 2006

€141,451.00MAX

Grade Title

Date Effective

Salary

Principal Prosecution Solicitor

01 Dec 2006

See below

€86,530.00

€90,100.00

€93,680.00

€97,250.00

€100,299.00MAX

€103,512.00LSI1

€106,722.00LSI2

Grade Title

Date Effective

Salary

Professional Officer Grade III

01 Dec 2006

See below

€86,530.00

€90,100.00

€93,680.00

€97,250.00

€100,299.00MAX

€103,512.00LSI1

€106,722.00LSI2

Grade Title

Date Effective

Salary

Senior Prosecution Solicitor

01 Dec 2006

See below

€80,408.00

€83,815.00

€87,202.00

€90,617.00

€93,493.00MAX

€96,477.00LSI1

€99,457.00LSI2

Grade Title

Date Effective

Salary

Prosecution Solicitor (AP1)

01 Dec 2006

See below

€67,283.00

€70,405.00

€72,997.00

€75,575.00

€78,161.00

€79,668.00MAX

€82,243.00LSI1

€84,808.00LSI2

Grade Title

Date Effective

Salary

Professional Officer Grade IV

01 Dec 2006

See below

€67,823.00

€70,849.00

€73,890.00

€76,931.00

€79,941.00

€81,880.00MAX

€84,519.00LSI1

€87,152.00LSI2

Grade Title

Date Effective

Salary

Prosecution Solicitor

01 Dec 2006

See below

€31,453.00

€34,312.00

€37,958.00

€40,745.00

€43,519.00

€46,312.00

€49,095.00

€51,862.00

€61,755.00

€64,066.00

€66,376.00

€68,688.00

€71,000.00

€72,337.00MAX

€74,667.00LSI1

€77,003.00LSI2

Salary Scales for staff appointed on or after the 6 April 1995

Grade Title

Date Effective

Salary

Director of Public Pros. — PPC

01 Dec 2006

€207,613.00MAX

Grade Title

Date Effective

Salary

Deputy Director of Public Pros. — PPC

01 Dec 2006

€166,093.00MAX

Grade Title

Date Effective

Salary

Professional Officer Grade II — PPC

01 Dec 2006

See below

€122,594.00

€128,522.00

€134,455.00

€140,384.00MAX

Grade Title

Date Effective

Salary

Chief Prosecution Solicitor — PPC

01 Dec 2006

€148,895.00MAX

Grade Title

Date Effective

Salary

Principal Prosecution Solicitor — PPC

01 Dec 2006

See below

€91,091.00

€94,842.00

€98,611.00

€102,372.00

€105,577.00MAX

€108,955.00LSI1

€112,334.00LSI2

Grade Title

Date Effective

Salary

Professional Officer Grade III — PPC

01 Dec 2006

See below

€91,091.00

€94,842.00

€98,611.00

€102,372.00

€105,577.00MAX

€108,955.00LSI1

€112,334.00LSI2

Grade Title

Date Effective

Salary

Senior Prosecution Solicitor — PPC

01 Dec 2006

See below

€84,639.00

€88,229.00

€91,794.00

€95,385.00

€98,413.00MAX

€101,554.00LSI1

€104,691.00LSI2

Grade Title

Date Effective

Salary

Prosecution Solicitor (AP1) — PPC

01 Dec 2006

See below

€71,395.00

€74,112.00

€76,834.00

€79,554.00

€82,275.00

€83,864.00MAX

€86,564.00LSI1

€89,271.00LSI2

Grade Title

Date Effective

Salary

Professional Officer Grade IV — PPC

01 Dec 2006

See below

€71,395.00

€74,574.00

€77,780.00

€80,979.00

€84,156.00

€86,190.00MAX

€88,966.00LSI1

€91,747.00LSI2

Grade Title

Date Effective

Salary

Prosecution Solicitor — PPC

01 Dec 2006

See below

€33,116.00

€36,116.00

€39,955.00

€42,887.00

€45,809.00

€48,746.00

€51,675.00

€54,592.00

€65,002.00

€67,437.00

€69,866.00

€72,303.00

€74,736.00

€76,138.00MAX

€78,595.00LSI1

€81,058.00LSI2

Grade Title

Date Effective

Salary

Prosecution Solicitor Contract

01 Dec 2006

See below

€31,453.00

€34,312.00

€37,958.00

€40,745.00

€43,519.00

€46,312.00

€49,095.00

€51,862.00

€61,755.00

€64,066.00

€66,376.00

€68,688.00

€71,000.00

€72,337.00MAX

€74,667.00LSI1

€77,003.00LSI2

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