Written answers
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Departmental Staff
9:00 pm
Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the salaries and allowances paid to his private secretary and to the secretary general of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5029/12]
Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below:
| Office | Private Secretary | Annual allowance |
| Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade | GradeThird SecretarySalary scale€31,619 - €55,415 Standard scaleor€33,247 - €58,294 PPC scale | €19,653 Standard scaleor€20,685 PPC scale |
| Secretary General | GradeThird SecretarySalary scale€31,619 - €55,415 Standard scaleor€33,247 - €58,294 PPC scale | €10,405 Standard scaleor€10,951 PPC scale |
The private secretary allowances, which are set by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, were reduced on 1 January 2010 in line with the general civil service pay reductions.
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