Written answers

Tuesday, 21 March 2017

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Departmental Expenditure

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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627. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated full year saving as a result of reducing all TD salaries to €75,000 and all Senators' salaries to €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13057/17]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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As I advised the Deputy in my reply to Question No. 368 on 18 October 2016 (ref. 30893/16), following the application of the provisions of the Lansdowne Road Agreement, underpinned by the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015, the following salary rates will apply to Members of the Oireachtas:  

-1 April 20171 January 2018
TD€89,965€92,672
Senator€65,311€65,621

Reducing the annual salary rate of a TD to €75,000 and a Senator to €60,000 from 1 January 2018 would yield annual savings of €2,792,176 and €337,260 respectively.

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