Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 500: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the details of all allowances and payment rates of those allowances awarded by him that are subject to income tax; if he will also provide all allowances and payment rates awarded to staff that are not subject to income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31942/12]

Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 501: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of all allowances and the payment rates of those allowances paid to staff in his 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 he will make a statement on the matter. [31967/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 500 and 501 together.

The information sought by the Deputy in respect of staff of my Department is set out in the following table. In general these allowances are common to all Government Departments and Offices. The Deputy should be aware that a review of all allowances in payment across the public service is currently underway and my Department, in common with all other Departments, is currently engaged with the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform on this review.

In addition to the allowances listed above, there are a number of staff of my Department who are assigned to positions abroad such as Visa Offices and positions in the Permanent Representation in Brussels. These posts attract the allowances payable in respect of foreign postings which are set by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and are subject to ongoing review by that Department and are also comprehended by the current Department Public Expenditure & Reform allowance review.