Public Sector Staff Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 May 2016

Wednesday, 18 May 2016

Ceisteanna (138)

Richard Boyd Barrett

Ceist:

138. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for a breakdown of salaries across the public service, including the number of employees affected by financial emergency measures in the public interest who are earning up to €22,000, from €22,001 to €30,000, €30,001 to €40,000, €40,001 to €50,000, €50,001 to €60,000, €60,001 to €70,000, €70,001 to €100,000, €100,000 to €120,000 and €120,000 to €500,000. [10882/16]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

The nearest data currently available within the Department to that sought by the Deputy is the estimated breakdown of public servant numbers on a whole time equivalent basis (based on a whole time equivalent figure of 294,500) by salary range within the public service at end September 2015 and is set out in table.

The Deputy will be aware that in June 2011 the Government introduced a general pay ceiling of €200,000 for future appointments to higher positions across the public service and a general pay ceiling of €250,000 for future appointments to CEO posts within Commercial State Companies.

Salary Range €	Total Numbers (WTE)
0-25,000	18,100
25,000-30,000	20,100
30,000-40,000	77,700
40,000-50,000	72,800
50,000-60,000	47,700
60,000-70,000	29,300
70,000-80,000	16,300
80,000-90,000	5,400
90,000-100,000	2,300
100,000-125,000	1,600
125,000-150,000	1,400
150,000 +	1,800
Total	294,500
*Rounded to nearest 100