Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each County and City Manager is responsible for staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible.
Due to the particular nature of the Local Government Sector, with 34 County and City Councils of differing scales, providing a range of services in urban and rural settings, there are organisation structures and job titles that are specific to particular local authorities.
Information regarding the main grades, common throughout the local authority system, is provided in the following tables. Generally, where there are job titles specific to a particular local authority the pay scale will be set at an equivalent level to that of an analogous grade from the list below.
Grades and Pay Scales: From 1 January 2010
Indoor:
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City / County Manager
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€132k — €189k (in ranges of LA)
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Director of Service / Equivalents
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€90k to €106k
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County Engineer / Equivalents
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€78k to €95k
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Senior Engineer / Equivalents
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€73k to €87k
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Senior Executive Engineer / Equivalents
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€62k to €78k
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Executive Engineer / Equivalents
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€46k to €66k
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Assistant Engineer / Equivalents
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€40k to €57k
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Graduate Engineer
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€32k to €38k
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Senior Executive Officer (Grade 8) / Equivalents
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€64k to €84k
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Administrative Officer (Grade 7) / Equivalents
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€47k to €61k
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Senior Staff Officer (Grade 6) / Equivalents
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€44k to €55k
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Staff Officer (Grade 5) / Equivalents
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€40k to €48k
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Assistant Staff Officer (Grade 4) / Equivalents
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€28k to €42k
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Clerical Officer (Grade 3) / Equivalents
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€23k to €37k
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Outdoor:
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Craft
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€670 to €840 pw
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General Services Supervisor
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€695 to €833 pw
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General Operatives
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€580 to €622 pw
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Water Caretakers
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€584 to €692 pw
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Annual Salary Scales for PART TIME (RETAINED) Fire Fighters (Effective 01/01/2010)
Length of Service
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Salary
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0 — 5 years
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€8,402
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5 — 10 years
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€9,439
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10 years +
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€10,383
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Hourly rate of attendance
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Drill Rate per hour
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€19.86
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Fire Rate per hour
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Day
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1st hour
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€39.72
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Subsequent hour
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€19.86
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Night/Weekend
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1st hour
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€79.44
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Subsequent hour
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€39.72
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Weekly Salary Scales for FULL TIME Fire Fighters
Dublin, Cork and Limerick City Council
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Waterford City Council, Galway, Kilkenny and Sligo County Council, Drogheda Borough Council, Dundalk Town Council
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Scale (Point)
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Effective 01/01/2010
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Scale (Point)
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Effective 01/01/2010
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1
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€477.34
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1
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€476.07
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2
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€564.40
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2
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€563.13
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3
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€616.90
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3
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€615.63
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4
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€669.65
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4
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€668.38
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5
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€722.04
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5
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€720.77
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6
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€738.76
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6
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€737.49
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7
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€781.86
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7
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€780.59
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LSI 1 11 yrs
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€813.62
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LSI 1 12 yrs
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€812.35
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LSI 2 17 yrs
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€849.62
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LSI 2 20 yrs
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€848.35
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