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Public Sector Pay

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 June 2012

Tuesday, 19 June 2012

Ceisteanna (381, 382)

Dessie Ellis

Ceist:

468 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the yearly salaries for the Secretary General, Assistant Secretary, Director Met Éireann, Inspector of Audits, Principal Adviser Higher, Principal Officer Higher of his Department respectively; and if there are any allowance, expenses or benefits supplied to these positions. [29496/12]

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Dessie Ellis

Ceist:

469 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total wage bill for members of staff for his Department and local authorities who are on salaries in excess of €100,000 per annum. [29497/12]

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Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 468 and 469 together.

The information requested is set out in the following table:

Position

No. Serving

Salary Scale

Salary

Secretary General

1

Not applicable

€215,590*

Assistant Secretary

6

Assistant Secretary

€127,796 — €146,191

Director Met Éireann

1

Assistant Secretary

€127,796 — €146,191

Inspector of Audits

1

Assistant Secretary

€127,796 — €146,191

Principal Adviser (Higher)

3

Principal Officer (Higher)

€85,957-€105,429

Principal Adviser (Higher) PPC

1

Principal Officer (Higher) PPC

€90,355-€110,844

Principal Officer (Higher)

7

Principal Officer (Higher)

€85,957-€105,429

Total

20

*The current salary of the Secretary General of my Department is €215,590 per annum. In line with the general Government policy of a €200,000 pay ceiling for senior positions across the Public Service, she has voluntarily waived salary in excess of the €200,000 pay ceiling under Section 483 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997.

The total annual wage bill for members of staff for my Department who are earning in excess of €100,000 per annum, before application of the Pension Related Deduction, is €2,555,216, inclusive of employer's PRSI. There are no allowances or benefits attached to any of these positions. Travel and subsistence expenses are reimbursed to all staff, as appropriate, in accordance with relevant circulars issued by the Department for Public Expenditure and Reform.

As of 31 March 2012, there were 235.8 (WTE) local authority staff on salary scales the maximum of which are in excess of €100,000, made up of City and County Managers, Assistant Managers and Directors of Service. Information relating to the overall wage bill for these staff is not available in my Department.

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