Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the number of public servants who earn the salaries (details supplied) after 1 March 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39603/12]

Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the information available to him regarding median and or average salaries of public sector workers before and since the most recent pay cut, the introduction of the pay levy and the shedding of public sector workers including as and of 1 March 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39605/12]

Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the number of public servants who earn the salaries (details supplied) after 1 March 2012, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39606/12]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

I propose to take Questions Nos. 91, 93 and 94 together.

The data in the format sought by the Deputy (broken down by Vote/Department) is not available to my Department. The closest data currently available within the Department to that sought by the Deputy is the estimated breakdown of employee numbers on a whole time equivalent basis (based on a whole time equivalent figure of 292,000) by salary range within the public service post 29 February 2012 and is set out in Table 1. The impact of the Pension Related Deduction (PRD) has been estimated based on the mid point of the relevant salary range and is included in the Table also.

Based on revised estimates data for the Exchequer funded pay bill (i.e. excluding Local Authorities) the estimated average salary cost of public servants (inclusive of employer’s P.R.S.I.) has reduced from approximately €60,000 p.a. in 2008 to €54,000 p.a. in 2012 inclusive of the impact of the Pension Related Deduction. The Government adopted my proposal in June 2011 for the introduction of:

- a general pay ceiling of €200,000 for future appointments to higher positions across the public service; and

- a general pay ceiling of €250,000 for future appointments to CEO posts within Commercial State Companies.

Following the outcome to the referendum on remuneration for the Judiciary the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act, 2011 was enacted. This Act provided for the application of the pay reduction and the pension levy to serving members of the judiciary and provided for reduced remuneration rates for newly appointed members of the judiciary with effect from 1 January 2012. The Act also made provision to bring certain Office holders (Comptroller and Auditor General and Chairperson of An Bord Pleanála) within the public service pay ceiling and for the reduction of remuneration for future appointees as President and the Office of Ombudsman. This legislation also formally provided for the reduction in the salary rates for members of the Government. Ongoing arrangements are being made on an administrative basis to implement the pay ceiling for future appointments where that is appropriate, for example within the Civil Service and the Heads of four Universities.

Based on the information available within my Department, there are 20 post holders in the public service and 93 Academic Consultants on approved salary levels in excess of €200,000. There are also 10 Chief Executive Officers in the commercial state sector (my responsibility under legislation extends only to the remuneration of the CEOs of Commercial State Companies). Details of those on approved salaries in excess of €200,000 p.a. are set out in the following tables.

Post Holders with a salary above €200,000 ceiling for Public Service

(These salary rates are not reflective of any voluntary arrangement that the individuals concerned may have entered into for waiver of salary)

*Salary scales above the pay ceiling for current incumbent Academic Medical Consultants can be accessed at: http://hse.ie/eng/staff/Benefits_Services/pay/Payscalesjan2010.pdf.

** Pension Related Deduction does not apply to the Office of the President. However, the President has voluntarily gifted to the Minister for Finance under section 483 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, sums due in respect of his salary entitlements and in relation to his other pension entitlements.

***The remuneration of appointments to the posts of University Framework Positions (5) made under Section 25 (5) of the Universities Act 1997 are not subject to Ministerial sanction.

CEO’s of Commercial State Companies with salary above €200,000.

(These salary rates are not reflective of any voluntary arrangement that the individuals concerned may have entered into for waiver of salary). Employees in the Commercial State Sector are not subject to the Pension Related Reduction.

**** The rates indicated in respect of ESB and VHI represent reductions of 37% and 23% respectively for CEO appointments made since implementation of Government Pay ceiling in June 2011.

The post of Dublin Airport Authority CEO is vacant at present.