Written answers
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Department of Social Protection
Departmental Staff
9:00 pm
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 358: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of all allowances and the payment rates of those allowances paid to staff in her Department that are subject to income tax and the list of allowances and the payment rates paid to staff that are not subject to income tax; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31969/12]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The following table sets out the allowances currently in payment in my Department and the rates of each allowance. All of the allowances are taxable except for the Special Investigation Unit allowance which is part taxable and part non-taxable. The value of allowances may be set standard values, percentage based or specific to the individual. The great majority of the Department's staff do not receive any of these allowances.
| Allowance | Payment Rates € per week |
| Child Allowance | €2.17 |
| Call out Availability | €33.90 (class B); €35.67 (class A) (this amount can be shared between a number of people.) |
| Private Secretary | €376 for HEO grade; €199.41 for EO grade (retained on a sliding scale) |
| Telephone Rental | Varies (currently ranges from €2.54 – €4.46) |
| Franking Machine | €32.60 (class B); €34.30 (class A) |
| Keyholder | €33.90 (class B); €35.67 (class A) (this amount can be shared between a number of people.) |
| Driving | €43.05 |
| Machine Duties | €32.60 |
| Service Officer Supervisory | €54.08 – €61.06 |
| Forklift | €34.49 |
| On Call | Varies according to hours worked. |
| Allowance | Payment Rates |
| Special Duty | €148.55 to €358.71 (Depending on posting, retained on sliding scale after special duties cease) |
| Shift | Varies according to duties and basic pay (currently ranges from €92.69 to €265.50) |
| Paperkeeper | €61.06 |
| Benefit in Kind Mileage | Varies (based on mileage accrued) |
| Higher Duty | Varies – (difference between current salary and what would be the salary payable on promotion) |
| Gaeltacht | Varies but equates to 7.5% of Salary: this applies only to former HSE staff |
| Dual Responsibility | €71.50 (former HSE staff only) |
| Cleaning | €65.95 (former HSE staff only) |
| Training | Varies (currently ranges from €15.23 to €58.02: (former HSE staff only) |
| Travel | €29.32 (former HSE staff) |
| Personal To Holder Allowance | Varies (carried over to DSP by former Revenue staff) |
| Special Investigation Unit | €42.40 at Assistant Principal level and €114.31 at Higher Executive Officer / Executive Officer levels |
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