Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 January 2017
120. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Secretaries General in her Department; the annual pay of each Secretary General within her Department at 1 January 2017; the expected change in that pay as a consequence of the provisions of the Lansdowne Road agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2912/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra121. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of assistant secretaries general in her Department; the annual pay of each assistant secretary general within her Department at 1 January 2017; the expected change in that pay as a consequence of the provisions of the Lansdowne Road agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2928/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 120 and 121 together.
The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table below:
|
Grade |
No. |
Salary (gross per annum) |
|
Secretary General |
1 |
€176,350 |
|
Assistant Secretary and equivalent |
16 |
€115,201 (2) €119,572 (4) €125,761 (1) €129,295 (1) €130,706 (1), €136,496 (3) €141,638 (2) €144,620 (1) €149,499 (1)* |
* Transferred into the Department under Senior Public Service Mobility (SPS)
Under the provisions of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015 (FEMPI), for those on salaries in excess of €110,000, the salary reductions imposed under FEMPI will be restored in three equal phases on 1 April 2017, 1 April, 2018 and 1 April, 2019. I understand that a circular setting out the revised salary rates applicable from 1 April 2017 to general Civil Service grades, including Secretaries General and Assistant Secretaries is currently in preparation and will be issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in due course.
