Departmental Staff Remuneration

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 November 2012

Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Ceisteanna (719)

Dessie Ellis

Ceist:

719. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has made any contacts requesting staff whose annual salary is in excess of €200,000 in his Department or in any body under the remit of his Department, to waive 15% of their salary or such amount in excess of €200,000 whichever is the lesser; if he has, the date on which he first made this contact; the number of staff whose annual salaries were in excess of €200,000 at that date; the number of staff who acquiesced to the request for the waiver; the number of staff who refused the request for the waiver and the number of staff who have not responded to the request for the waiver. [52565/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport

Following the Government Decision of 21st June 2011 in respect of Pay Ceilings for the Senior Public Service and Chief Executive Officers of the Commercial State Companies, I wrote to all agencies under the aegis of my Department on 28th July 2011 requesting the voluntary waiver of salary of 15%, or by a lesser amount if the application of the full 15% would bring their salary level to below the applicable pay ceiling - €200,000 for the Public Service and €250,000 for the CEOs of the Commercial State Companies. In the case of staff below CEO level in the Commercial State Companies, I asked that a voluntary waiver be sought from those staff with a salary in excess of €250,000.

I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the various State agencies under my Department's aegis for their response of the position as of now. If the Deputy does not receive a reply from the agencies within ten working days, please advise my private office.

With regard to my own Department, the Secretary General of the Department receives a salary of €200,000 after the deduction of a voluntary waiver which he has made.