Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 250: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the money saved if all ministerial pay was capped at €100,000 per annum. [22183/11]

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 251: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the money saved if all Minister of State pay was capped at €100,000 per annum. [22184/11]

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 256: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the money saved if all Deputies' salaries were capped at €75,000 per annum. [22189/11]

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 257: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the money saved if all Senators salaries' were capped at €60,000 per annum. [22190/11]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 250, 251, 256 and 257 together.

I refer to my reply to Question No 21065/11 of 19 July.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 252: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the money saved if all Government special advisers pay was capped at €60,000, €80,000 and €100,000 per annum in a tabular format. [22185/11]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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According to the Guidelines on Staffing of Ministerial Offices issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in March 2011 Special Advisors are to be placed on the Principal Officer (standard) scale. Appointments are generally required to be at the minimum of the scale.

The approval for Special Advisor posts is not fully finalised in all instances, though I expect it to be completed shortly. On that basis I will get back to the Deputy with the details of actual pay approved as she has requested as soon as possible.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 253: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the money saved if the maximum salary of all public servants were capped at €100,000 per annum. [22186/11]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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I refer to the reply by my colleague the Minister for Finance to Question Nos. 18587, 18588 and 18586 taken together on 5 July 2011.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 254: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the money saved if the maximum salary of all chief executive officers of commercial semi-State bodies were capped at €100,000 per annum. [22187/11]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The estimated full year saving if the maximum salary of all Chief Executive Officers of commercial State companies were capped at €100,000 per annum is approximately €3 million.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 255: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the money figure saved if the maximum salary of all State agency bodies senior management were capped at €100,000 per annum. [22188/11]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The Government supports a strong policy of pay restraint in the public service. The Deputy will be aware that the Government recently announced a general pay ceiling of €200,000 in the public service which included non-commercial State sponsored bodies/agencies.

I have no plans, nor am I currently examining the effect of, the introduction of a unilateral pay cap at €100,000 for senior management of non-commercial state agencies. Pay rates for this sector will be set in accordance with general Government pay policy for the general public service.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 258: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the money saved if all State agency board member payments were reduced by €10,000 where their current annual payment is in excess of €50,000. [22191/11]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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I am not aware of any instance in which the annual fee payable to a State agency board member exceeds €50,000 euros.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 259: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the money saved if all public representative expenses were reduced by 10%, 20%, 30%, in tabular format [22196/11]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The following tables set out the position on the various reduced public representative expenses rates

Ministerial Motor Travel Rates

Ministerial Subsistence Rates [Ministers may also vouch the cost of accommodation]

Travel and accommodation allowance [not available to Ministers]

Deputy

Senators

Oireachtas Office Holders

Public Representation Allowance [PRA]

One off Constituency Office grant

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 260: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the money saved if all senior civil servant expenses were reduced by 10%, 20%, 30% in tabular format. [22197/11]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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My Department has responsibility for setting the actual rates for various expense allowances payable to civil servants including senior civil servants. The following tables set out the position on the various reduced rates payable to senior civil servants.

Motor Travel Rates

Over 6437 km Current Rates 10% reduction 20% reduction 30% reduction

Reduced mileage Current Rates 10% reduction 20% reduction 30% reduction

Subsistence Current Rates 10% reduction 20% reduction 30% reduction

Expenses incurred by Secretary Generals

Annual Certified

amount 10% reduction 20% reduction 30% reduction

Official Entertainment Allowances [Amounts below are the limits currently provided for Secretary

Generals and Assistant Secretaries

Official Entertainment for other grades

When standing in for a Minister

Current rate 10% reduction 20% reduction 30% reduction