Written answers
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
Departmental Staff
9:00 pm
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 532: To ask the Minister for Defence 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. [31960/12]
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Details of allowances paid to staff in the Department of Defence as requested by the Deputy are set out in the tables below. Allowances paid to Civil Servants of the Department are as follows:
| Allowances paid to staff in 2012 | Rate | Taxable |
| Private Secretary to the Minister &Minister of State | €19,653.00 per annum | Taxable |
| Private Secretary to Secretary General | €10,405.00 per annum | Taxable |
| Allowance Personal to Holder - HEO Standard | €1,188.86 per annum | Taxable |
| Allowance Personal to Holder CO Standard - PPC | €792.09 per annum | Taxable |
| Franking Machine Allowance (1/2 Rate) (PPC) | €895.93 per annum | Taxable |
| Franking Machine Allowance (Full Rate) (Modified PRSI) | €1,701.28 per annum | Taxable |
| Key Holder Allowance | €1,769.19 per annum | Taxable |
| Switch Board Allowance (1/2 Rate) | €850.53 per annum | Taxable |
| Nightwatchman Unsociable Hours | €2,133.64 per annum | Taxable |
| Assistant Head Service Officer Allowance | €3,185.93 per annum | Taxable |
| Footwear / Clothing Allowance | €65 per annum | Non - Taxable |
Allowances paid to Civilian Employees of the Department are as follows:
| Allowance Type | Rate | Taxable |
| Inspector / Instructor Shift Allowance – Air Corps | 1/6th of Basic Pay | Taxable |
| Curragh Shift Allowance | 1/6th of Basic Pay | Taxable |
| Boat Transport Shift Allowance | 1/4 of Basic Pay | Taxable |
| Telephonists Shift Pay – Flat Rate Bank Holiday and Sunday Pay | 1/4 of Basic Pay | Taxable |
| Unsociable Hours (Nurses) | 1/6th of Basic Pay | Taxable |
| Night Duty (Nurses) | Time and 1⁄4 | Taxable |
| Bank Holiday & Sundays (Nurses) | Double Time | Taxable |
| Saturday Allowance (Nurses) | €15.30 per Saturday | Taxable |
| Holiday Premium (Nurses) | Based on average premium payments for the year /12 | Taxable |
| Sunday Allowances(Kitchen & Mess Helpers, Wardsmaids) | 1/5th of Basic Pay | Taxable |
| Bank Holiday Pay(Kitchen & Mess Helpers, Wardsmaids) | 1/5th of Basic Pay | Taxable |
| Saturday Allowance(Wardsmaids) | €10.50 per Saturday worked | Taxable |
| Call out Allowance – Baldonnel | €21.98 per call out | Taxable |
| On Call Allowance – Haulbowline | €211.58 per week | Taxable |
| Tool Allowance(craft workers only) | €844 paid annually | Taxable |
| Travel Allowance paid to certain employees who are based in the Dublin area.Rate calculated by reference to radial distance from GPO. | 0-4 Miles – 1 hour pay per day4-5 Miles - 1.25 hours per day5-6 Miles – 1.5 hours per day6-8 miles - 1.75 hours per day8-12 miles - 2 hours per day | Taxable |
| Oil allowance – Diesel & Auxiliary Engines | 25% of days pay per day while engaged on engine room duties | Taxable |
| Oil Allowance – Crank Case and Oil Fuel Pumps | 50% of days pay per day while engaged on engine room duties | Taxable |
| Flight Pay | €22.65 per week | Taxable |
| Service Pay(Qualified Pharmaceutical Assistants) | €12.70 per week | Taxable |
| Specialist Qualification Allowance | €1,396 per annum | Taxable |
| Storekeeper Clerk Grade 1(Personal to holder allowance applicable to staff serving on date of Stores Personnel Agreement 17/12/1993) | €62.22 per week and€55.05 per week(applicable rate calculated on a personal basis in 1993) | Taxable |
| Storekeeper Clerk Grade 2(applicable to staff serving on date of Stores Personnel Agreement 17/12/1993) | €48.25 per week,€29.20 per week and€15.24 per week(applicable rate calculated on a personal basis in 1993) | Taxable |
| Eating on site allowance | €1.90 per day | Non taxable |
| Meal Allowance | €2.22 per day | Taxable |
All allowances paid to the staff of my Department are in accordance with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform guidelines.
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