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.