Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance

Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised)

5:30 pm

Photo of Michael NoonanMichael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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It is whatever the pay for the grade would be. The Deputy will know the way public service pay goes. One progresses from executive officer, to higher executive officer, to assistant principal, to principal officer and then assistant secretary. The figure is approximately the gross pay for assistant secretary, including pay and pension contributions. There is no additionality. It is simply in line with the rate in the Department and with what the payee would have received from PwC. One cannot get expert people in and not pay them.