Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 March 2024
344. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the salary amount that was paid to the secretary general of her Department in each of the past ten years. [10177/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraI wish to inform the Deputy that the salaries paid to Secretaries General by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media follow the relevant salary scales set out by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform and which apply across the Civil Service.
The current Secretary General was appointed on 20th January 2024 and is paid on the non PPC Secretary General Level III payscale and the former Secretary General, whose last day of service was the 19th January 2024, was also paid on the non PPC Secretary General Level III payscale.
My Department in its current configuration was established in September 2020. Details of the salary amount that was paid to the Secretary General of my Department since that date are set out in the table below.
|
Date Effective from |
Salary Rate |
|
01 Oct 2023 |
219,240.00 |
|
01 Mar 2023 |
216,000.00 |
|
01 Jul 2022 |
211,765.00 |
|
01 Feb 2022 |
194,399.00 |
|
01 Oct 2021 |
192,474.00 |
|
01 Oct 2020 |
190,568.00 |
|
01 Sep 2019 |
186,831.00 |
