Written answers
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Department of Finance
Departmental Allowances
11:00 pm
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance the provisions relating to delegate's allowance; if those provisions have changed in recent years; if the delegate's allowance is awarded in addition to travel subsistence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26243/09]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The criteria for the payment of delegate's allowance to civil servants is set out in Circular Letters 4/79 (grades at Assistant Principal level and above) and 1/81 (grades at Higher Executive Officer level and below).
Officers who travel outside Ireland and Britain as members of a delegation representing Ireland at meetings of the EU or other international organisations or with representatives of another government or governments qualify for payment of delegate's allowance. Additional payments are made to those who act as Chairpersons of EU committees or Working Groups during Ireland's tenure of the EU Presidency. Travel abroad for the purposes of attendance at training courses, fact-finding or familiarisation visits, seminars or meetings held solely to exchange information does not qualify for payment of delegate's allowance.
Delegate's allowance rates are reviewed periodically. The last review took place in December 2003 in advance of the Irish Presidency of the European Union in 2004. The delegate's allowance moves in line with general wage round increases. The current rates payable (effective from 1 September 2008) are as follows:
Delegate's Allowance for grades covered by Circular Letter 4/79 | |||
First night in each continuous period of 7 days or less | Second and subsequent nights up to a limit of 3 in each period of 7 days or less | Travel on Saturday, Sunday or Public Holiday (per day) | Chairperson Allowance (per day) |
€230.41 | €67.92 | €84.89 | €84.89 |
Delegate's Allowance for grades covered by Circular Letter 1/81 | ||
First night away from home in any 7 day period | Second, third and fourth night away from home in any 7 day period | Chairperson Allowance (per day) |
€109.15 | €36.39 | €84.89 |
Delegate's allowance is payable in addition to reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses.
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