Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish details of all allowances paid to staff in his Department; the business case made by his Department in respect of these allowances to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; the cost of each individual allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41415/12]

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

1. Child Allowance: Payable to 21 Officers who were serving on 31 December 1978 in former marriage differentiated grades.

Currently paid at €112.78 p.a. per child

2. Franking Allowance: Payable to 3 Officers.

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: Payable to 2 Officers.

Modified Rate: €1,701.13 p.a.

4. Key Holder Allowance: Payable to 3 Officers.

Modified Rate: €1,769.21 p.a.

PPC Rate: €1,861.17 p.a.

5. Private Secretary to the Secretary General: Payable to 2 Officers.

PPC Rate €10,951.08 p.a.

6. Former Private Secretary to Secretary General: Payable to 1 Officer.

Modified Rate: €5,203.05 p.a.

7. Private Secretary to Minister or Minister of State: Payable to 3 Officers.

Modified Rate: €19,652.47 p.a.

PPC Rate: €20,685.49 p.a.

8. Former Private Secretary to Minister or Minister of State: Payable to 6 Officers.

Modified Rate: €4,914.62 p.a.

PPC Rate: (1) €5,172.12 p.a.

PPC Rate: (2) €10,343.24 p.a.

9. Footwear Allowance: Payable to 9 Officers.

Currently paid at €65 p.a.

10. Foreign Service Allowance:

This allowance is currently paid to four officers who have been assigned to Brussels and Geneva for the duration of the European Presidency. The rate is dependent on a number of variables such as grade, marital status, number of dependent children and the country to which they are assigned.

The rate paid varies from €723.66 to €2,058 per fortnight. The Department of Foreign Affairs has submitted a business case relating to this allowance to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. These allowances have application across Departments and are not specific to the Department of Health.

* PPC (Personal Pension Contribution) - Class A PRSI payscale (Post 1995).

Non PPC - modified payscale, Class B PRSI (Pre-1995).