Written answers
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Exchequer Savings
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
1021. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in tabular form the annual saving to the Exchequer of 1%, 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% reduction to travel and expenses for his Department. [34588/13]
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
A total of €134,000 was spent in my Department on travel and subsistence of staff during 2012. The table below details the annual savings that would occur if the reduction percentages identified by the Deputy were applied to the 2012 amount.
Reduction % | Saving |
---|---|
1% | €1,340 |
5% | €6,700 |
7% | €9,380 |
10% | €13,400 |
12% | €16,080 |
15% | €20,100 |
17% | €22,780 |
20% | €26,800 |
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
1022. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in tabular form the annual saving to the Exchequer of a 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% reduction to training and development for her Department. [34604/13]
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
A total of €58,000 was spent in my Department on training and development of staff during 2012. The table below details the annual savings that would occur if the reduction percentages identified by the Deputy were applied to the 2012 amount.
Total | Reduction % | Saving |
---|---|---|
€55,100 | 5% | €2,900 |
€53,940 | 7% | €4,060 |
€52,200 | 10% | €5,800 |
€51,040 | 12% | €6,960 |
€49,300 | 15% | €8,700 |
€48,140 | 17% | €9,860 |
€46,400 | 20% | €11,600 |
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
1023. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in tabular form the annual saving to the Exchequer if all his special advisors pay was capped at the first point of the principal officer grade; if she will provide a list of all salaries, post implementation of the Haddington Road Agreement paid to her special advisors. [34620/13]
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
I currently have two special advisors appointed to me, one of which works full-time and the other works a 50% pattern. Both advisors were originally appointed onto the first point of the Principal Officer standard scale. The Principal Officer standard scale provides for annual increments, subject to satisfactory performance and attendance and each advisor has now progressed to the third point on this scale. In accordance with the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013, and the provisions of the Haddington Road Agreement, the relevant adjustments to pay have been made to the Principal Officer standard scale. A total amount of €4,535 would be saved during 2013 if both were capped at the first point of the scale.
Applicable Salary Scale | WTE (Wholetime Equivalent) | Current Salary | 1st point of Principal Officer Scale | Savings if capped from 01/07/2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Principal Officer standard scale | 1.0 | €81,676 | €75,647 | €3,014 |
Principal Officer standard scale | 0.5 | €40,838 | €37,824 | €1,507 |
No comments