Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 97: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the structural arrangements in place to facilitate Oireachtas Members not taking their full salary; the number of Oireachtas Members availing of any such arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35293/11]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The procedure for members of the Oireachtas to waive all or part of their salary entitlements is facilitated under Section 483 of the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 which provides for a gift of the amount concerned to be made to the Minister for Finance for use for any purpose for or towards the cost of which public moneys are provided. There are currently 36 members of the Oireachtas who are availing of the waiver facility. This number includes those members affected by the Government Decision on taking office in March 2011 to reduce the salaries of An Taoiseach, Ministers and other senior Office holders. These reductions have been applied on an administrative basis pending passage of the necessary legislation giving statutory effect to the reductions. This legislation will be published shortly.