Written answers

Tuesday, 24 September 2019

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Oireachtas Members' Remuneration

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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139. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by capping Deputies' salaries at €75,000. [38722/19]

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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140. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by capping Senators' salaries at €60,000. [38723/19]

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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141. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by reducing the allowances of Ministers and the Taoiseach by 50%. [38724/19]

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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142. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by withdrawing Oireachtas officeholders' allowances. [38725/19]

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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143. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by reducing the party leader allowance by 10%. [38726/19]

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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144. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by withdrawing committee chairperson's allowances. [38727/19]

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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145. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by withdrawing the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission allowances. [38728/19]

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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146. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by withdrawing the super junior Minister allowances. [38729/19]

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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147. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by withdrawing the mobile phone allowances of Deputies and Senators. [38730/19]

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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148. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by reducing the salary of the Taoiseach and Ministers by 50%, excluding the Deputy portion. [38731/19]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 139 to 148, inclusive, together.

The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:

Estimated annual savings to be made by:
Capping TDs’ salaries at €75,0003,423,860
Capping Senators’ salaries at €60,000507,120
Reducing the allowances (i.e. salaries excluding TD element) of Ministers and An Taoiseach by 50%623,226
Withdrawing Oireachtas officeholders’ allowances (i.e. salaries excluding TD element)2,197,991
Reducing the party leader allowance by 10%860,964
Withdrawing committee chairperson's allowances231,100
Withdrawing the Oireachtas Commission allowances76,000
Withdrawing the ‘super junior Minister’ allowances34,410
Withdrawing the mobile phone allowances of TDs and Senators21,536

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