Written answers
Thursday, 14 December 2006
Department of Finance
Ministerial Salaries
7:00 pm
Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details, in respect of all increases, including those awarded arising from review body recommendations and the partnership agreements, granted to An Taoiseach, Tánaiste, all Government Ministers and Ministers of State; the increases in remuneration which each has received since 1997; the date of the increase and the percentage increase in all cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43408/06]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The following table lists the pay rates in place at 1 January 1997 and all subsequent pay increases (General, Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector and Benchmarking) since then for the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Ministers, Ministers of State and TD.
Report No. 38 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector recommended that the salary of a TD should be set at the ordinary maximum of the grade of Principal (standard) in the civil service. This recommendation has since been implemented. The provision of long service increments for T.D.s is in line with the views expressed in the above Review Body report. Any increases for Principals awarded by the Public Service Benchmarking Body will be paid to TDs.
The salaries of the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Minister and Minister of State are made up of two elements the office holder's salary plus the T.D.'s basic salary. While the TDs element of the salary is determined in the manner set out above the office holder's element is based on general pay increases and recommendations by the Review Body on Higher Remuneration. The office holder's salary does not attract increases recommended by the Public Service Benchmarking Body.
Pay of Members of the Oireachtas & Ministerial & Parliamentary Office Holders | ||||||||||
Application of Benchmarking and Sustaining Progress | ||||||||||
General Increases | 1.01.97 PCW Phase 5 1% | 1.07.97 P2000 Phase 1 2.5% | 1.04.98 P2000 Phase 2 2.5% | 1.07.98 P2000 Phase 3 2.25% | 1.07.99 P2000 Phase 4 1.5% | 1.04.00 P2000 Phase 5 1% | 1.10.00 PPF Phase 1 5.5% | |||
Special Increase | 1.04.97 R/ Body Report No. 37* | + 2% Local Bargaining | 25.09.00 R/Body Report No. 38 — Phase 1 — 5%* | 1.03.01 R/Body Report No. 38 — Phase 2* | ||||||
€ | € | € | € | € | € | € | € | € | € | |
(3.02%) | (4.76%) | |||||||||
TD — basic | 44,068 | 45,398 | 45,730 | 46,533 | 47,581 | 49,261 | 49,753 | 52,241 | 55,114 | 57,739 |
(28.26%) | (4.76%) | |||||||||
Taoiseach | 68,091 | 87,334 | 87,665 | 89,518 | 91,532 | 94,762 | 95,709 | 100,495 | 106,022 | 111,070 |
TD | 44,068 | 45,398 | 45,730 | 46,533 | 47,581 | 49,261 | 49,753 | 52,241 | 55,114 | 57,739 |
Total | 112,159 | 132,732 | 133,395 | 136,051 | 139,113 | 144,023 | 145,462 | 152,736 | 161,136 | 168,809 |
(32.5%) | (4.76%) | |||||||||
Tánaiste | 51,879 | 68,739 | 69,070 | 70,457 | 72,042 | 74,586 | 75,331 | 79,098 | 83,448 | 87,421 |
TD | 44,068 | 45,398 | 45,730 | 46,533 | 47,581 | 49,261 | 49,753 | 52,241 | 55,114 | 57,739 |
Total | 95,947 | 114,137 | 114,800 | 116,990 | 119,623 | 123,847 | 125,084 | 131,339 | 138,562 | 145,160 |
(33.35%) | (4.76%) | |||||||||
Ministers | 45,393 | 60,531 | 60,862 | 62,044 | 63,440 | 65,678 | 66,335 | 69,651 | 73,482 | 76,982 |
TD | 44,068 | 45,398 | 45,730 | 46,533 | 47,581 | 49,261 | 49,753 | 52,241 | 55,114 | 57,739 |
Total | 89,461 | 105,929 | 106,592 | 108,577 | 111,021 | 114,939 | 116,088 | 121,892 | 128,596 | 134,721 |
(11.8%) | (4.76%) | |||||||||
Minister of State | 24,318 | 27,188 | 27,519 | 27,867 | 28,494 | 29,501 | 29,796 | 31,286 | 33,007 | 34,578 |
TD | 44,068 | 45,398 | 45,730 | 46,533 | 47,581 | 49,261 | 49,753 | 52,241 | 55,114 | 57,739 |
Total | 68,386 | 72,586 | 73,249 | 74,400 | 76,075 | 78,762 | 79,549 | 83,527 | 88,121 | 92,317 |
*Review Body increases are shown as percentage increases over salary levels indicated in the previous column. |
General Increases | 1.04.01 PPF Phase 2 2% | 1.10.01 PPF Phase 3 5.5% | 1.10.02 PPF Phase 4 4% | 1.01.04 SP Phase 1 | 1.07.04 SP Phase 2 | 1.12.04 SP Phase 3 | ||||
Special Increases | 1.07.01 R/Body Report No. 38 — Phase 3(2) | 1.12.01 PSBB Phase 1 | 1.04.02 R/Body Report No. 38 — Phase 4(2) | 1.01.04 PSBB Phase 2 | ||||||
€ | € | € | € | € | € | € | € | € | € | |
(5.6%) | (6.7%) | |||||||||
TD — basic | 58,893 | 62,173 | 65,592 | 66,600 | 71,071 | 73,914 | 76,131 | 80,457 | 82,066 | 83,707 |
(5.5%) | (5.2%) | |||||||||
Taoiseach | 113,292 | 119,565 | 126,141 | 126,141 | 132,761 | 138,072 | 142,214 | 142,214 | 145,058 | 147,959 |
TD | 58,605 | 62,173 | 65,592 | 66,600 | 71,071 | 73,914 | 76,131 | 80,457 | 82,066 | 83,707 |
Total | 171,897 | 181,738 | 191,733 | 192,741 | 203,832 | 211,986 | 218,345 | 222,671 | 227,124 | 231,666 |
(5.2%) | (4.98%) | |||||||||
Tánaiste | 89,170 | 93,841 | 99,003 | 99,003 | 103,931 | 108,088 | 111,331 | 111,331 | 113,558 | 115,829 |
TD | 58,605 | 62,173 | 65,592 | 66,600 | 71,071 | 73,914 | 76,131 | 80,457 | 82,066 | 83,707 |
Total | 147,775 | 156,014 | 164,595 | 165,603 | 175,002 | 182,002 | 187,462 | 191,788 | 195,624 | 199,536 |
(4.03%) | (3.9%) | |||||||||
Ministers | 78,522 | 81,686 | 86,178 | 86,178 | 89,516 | 93,097 | 95,890 | 95,890 | 97,808 | 99,764 |
TD | 58,605 | 62,173 | 65,592 | 66,600 | 71,071 | 73,914 | 76,131 | 80,457 | 82,066 | 83,707 |
Total | 137,127 | 143,859 | 151,770 | 152,778 | 160,587 | 167,011 | 172,021 | 176,347 | 179,874 | 183,471 |
(2.5%) | (2.4%) | |||||||||
Minister of State | 35,270 | 36,148 | 38,137 | 38,137 | 39,062 | 40,625 | 41,844 | 41,844 | 42,681 | 43,535 |
TD | 58,605 | 62,173 | 65,592 | 66,600 | 71,071 | 73,914 | 76,131 | 80,457 | 82,066 | 83,707 |
Total | 93,875 | 98,321 | 103,729 | 104,737 | 110,133 | 114,539 | 117,975 | 122,301 | 124,747 | 127,242 |
* Review Body increases are shown as percentage increases over salary levels indicated in the previous column. |
General Increases | 1.06.05 SP Phase 4 | 1.12.05 SP Phase 5 | 1.06.06 SP Phase 6 | 1.12.06 T2016 Phase | ||
Special Increases | 1.06.05 PSBB Phase 3 | 1.07.05 Interim RB Phase 1 3.75% | 1.01.06 Interim RB Phase 2 3.1624% | |||
€ | € | € | € | € | € | |
TD — basic | 87,247 | 87,247 | 88,556 | 88,556 | 90,770 | 93,493 |
Taoiseach | 150,178 | 155,810 | 158,147 | 163,863 | 167,960 | 172,999 |
TD | 87,247 | 87,247 | 88,556 | 88,556 | 90,770 | 93,493 |
Total | 237,425 | 243,057 | 246,703 | 252,419 | 258,730 | 266,492 |
Tánaiste | 117,566 | 121,975 | 123,805 | 128,279 | 131,486 | 135,431 |
TD | 87,247 | 87,247 | 88,556 | 88,556 | 90,770 | 93,493 |
Total | 204,813 | 209,222 | 212,361 | 216,835 | 222,256 | 228,924 |
Ministers | 101,260 | 105,057 | 106,633 | 110,488 | 113,250 | 116,648 |
TD | 87,247 | 87,247 | 88,556 | 88,556 | 90,770 | 93,493 |
Total | 188,507 | 192,304 | 195,189 | 199,044 | 204,020 | 210,141 |
Minister of State | 44,188 | 45,845 | 46,533 | 48,215 | 49,420 | 50,903 |
TD | 87,247 | 87,247 | 88,556 | 88,556 | 90,770 | 93,493 |
Total | 131,435 | 133,092 | 135,089 | 136,771 | 140,190 | 144,396 |
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