Written answers
Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Oireachtas Members' Remuneration
Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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233. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated annual savings to the Exchequer from reducing the salaries of Deputies to €75,000, €80,000 and €85,000 per annum, respectively, in tabular form. [32862/21]
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The information Deputy Mairéad Farrell has sought in PQ 32862/21 is set out in the following table.
| TD Salary effective from 01/10/2020: | €98,113 | €98,113 | €98,113 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reduced Salary: | €75,000 | €80,000 | €85,000 |
| Value of reduction per TD: | €23,113 | €18,113 | €13,113 |
| Total number of TD seats in the Dáil: | 160 | 160 | 160 |
| Total Annual Reduction: | €3,698,080 | €2,898,080 | €2,098,080 |
Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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234. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated annual savings to the Exchequer from reducing Senators' salaries to €55,000, €60,000 and €65,000 per annum, respectively, in tabular form. [32863/21]
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The information Deputy Mairéad Farrell has sought is set out in the table below:
| Senator Salary effective from 01/10/20: | €69,474 | €69,474 | €69,474 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reduced salary: | €55,000 | €60,000 | €65,000 |
| Reduction per Senator: | €14,474 | €9,474 | €4,474 |
| Total number of Senator seats in the Seanad: | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Total Annual Reduction: | €868,440 | €568,440 | €268,440 |
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