Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 June 2012
467 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the wages of each county and city manager including any allowances, expenses or benefits supplied to them. [29495/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraSalaries of City and County Managers are set out in the City and County Managers (Remuneration) (No.2) Order 2010. The salaries for City and County Managers are set out in the following table:
|
Local Authority Manager |
Salary |
|
Dublin City Council |
€189,301 |
|
Cork County CouncilFingal County CouncilSouth Dublin County Council |
€162,062 |
|
Cork City CouncilDun Laoghaire-Rathdown County CouncilKildare County CouncilMeath County Council |
€153,260 |
|
Limerick City CouncilClare County CouncilDonegal County CouncilGalway County CouncilKerry County CouncilKilkenny County CouncilLimerick County CouncilLouth County CouncilMayo County CouncilSouth Tipperary County CouncilWestmeath County CouncilWexford County CouncilWicklow County Council |
€142,469 |
|
Galway City CouncilWaterford City CouncilCarlow County CouncilCavan County CouncilLaois County CouncilLeitrim County CouncilLongford County CouncilMonaghan County CouncilOffaly County CouncilRoscommon County CouncilSligo County CouncilNorth Tipperary County CouncilWaterford County Council |
€132,511 |
There are a number of allowances available to County and City Managers.
County and City Managers may submit claims in respect of travel and subsistence expenses incurred as part of their official duties in accordance with the relevant travel and subsistence circulars. All local authorities are obliged to ensure that only essential travel is undertaken and that the number of employees going on any official journey is kept to an absolute minimum. Local authorities are also obliged to ensure that related expenditure is critically appraised and monitored.
A Manager may claim up to 7.5% of their salary in substitution of motor mileage rates contained in the travel and subsistence circulars, where a local authority considers that those allowances do not adequately recompense the Manager for the extent to which their car is used for official business. A Manager or Assistant Manager may claim an allowance in respect of individual or casual entertainment expenses incurred by them in relation to development functions and public relations associated therewith. The level of allowance corresponds to the number of Assistant Managers and is contained in the following table:
|
Table |
|
|
County or City Manager |
Up to €2,095 |
|
Manager and one Assistant Manager |
Up to €3,683 |
|
Manager and two or more Assistant Managers |
Up to €5,270 |
|
Manager and three or more Assistant Managers |
Up to €6,858 |
County and City Managers with designated responsibility for a Regional Authority may claim an allowance of €5,662 per annum in respect of these responsibilities.
