Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 618: To ask the Minister for Health 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. [31965/12]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Allowances paid in my Department are as follows:

Taxable Allowances

1. Child Allowance: Payable to Officers serving on 31 December 1978 in former marriage differentiated grades

Currently paid at €112.78 p.a. per child

2. Franking Allowance:

Modified Rate: full allowance: €1,701.13 p.a.

Modified Rate: half allowance: € 850.56 p.a.

PPC Rate: full allowance: €1,789.03 p.a.

3. Machine Allowance:

Modified Rate: €1,701.13 p.a.

4. Key Holder Allowance:

Modified Rate: €1,769.21 p.a.

PPC Rate: €1,861.17 p.a.

5. Private Secretary to the Secretary General:

PPC Rate €10,951.08 p.a

6. Former Private Secretary to Secretary General

Modified Rate: €5,203.05 p.a.

7. Private Secretary to Minister or Minister of State:

Modified Rate: €19,652.47 p.a.

PPC Rate: €20,685.49 p.a.

8. Former Private Secretary to Minister or Minister of State:

Modified Rate: € 4,914.62 p.a.

PPC Rate: (1) € 5,172.12 p.a.

PPC Rate: (2) €10,343.24 p.a.

9. Higher Duties Allowance:

Only one officer is currently in receipt of a higher duties allowance. The allowance commenced on 30 April 2012 at an annual rate of €10,313.

10. Services Officers Performing Assistant Head Services Officer duties: €3,186.10 p.a.

11. Foreign Delegates Allowance:

Rates: Delegate's and Chairperson's Allowance

Notes:

Delegates can claim up to a maximum of 4 nights of allowances in each continuous period of 7 days.

Delegates can claim a single night allowance in circumstances where they travel to and from the meeting abroad on the same day.

Delegates of AP, AP equivalent and higher grades can claim an allowance for Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays. This day allowance is in addition to the nightly allowance.

Delegates can claim the Chairman allowance in line with the Procedures & Information Note. This day allowance is in addition to the nightly allowance.

Non Taxable Allowances:

1. Footwear Allowance: Currently paid at €65 p.a.

2. Foreign Service allowances (cost of living allowance and local posting allowance) are due to be paid to those assigned to Brussels and Geneva for the EU Presidency. The rates are under review and have not been finalised.

As an interim measure Departments have sanction to pay a fortnightly imprest to affected officers. The rates currently being paid, which depend on an officers personal circumstances and the specific posting, are €1012.62 for Brussels and €2058.00 for Geneva.