David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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249. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the public sector grades that salaries of TDs, Senators, Ministers, Ministers of State, the Tánaiste and the Taoiseach are aligned to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32517/16]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The 38th Report of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector in 2000 recommended that the pay of TD's should be linked to the Principal Officer grade in the Civil Service. This recommendation was based on their independent and expert consideration of the level of responsibilities and an appropriate pay analogue. That Review Body report also recommended that Senators be paid 70% of the TD rate. The Government of the day accepted this recommendation and the pay of TDs has followed this link since.

The pay of Officeholders ( Ministers, Ministers of State, Tánaiste, Taoiseach) is made up of two elements: the TD salary, which is linked to the Principal Officer grade and the office holder's salary which is not linked to any particular grade.