Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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413. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the salary of the Secretary General of his Department was increased from €292,000 to €294,920; the basis on which the increase was calculated; if a Department, agency, or unit thereof was consulted in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5526/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Civil service payscales are approved by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) in line with the public sector pay agreement, Building Momentum.

Building Momentum provided for an increase to certain civil service payscales on 01 October 2021 and this was applied by DPER to all relevant payscales on that date.All civil service payscales will increase on 01 February 2022 by 1% under the Sectoral Bargaining provisions (Chapter 2) of the agreement.

Reflecting this adjustment, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has instructed my Department that the rate for the post of Secretary General in the Department of Health with effect from 01 February 2022 is €297,869 (PPC).

Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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414. To ask the Minister for Health if his approval was required prior to the delivery of an increase in the salary of the Secretary General of his Department from €292,000 to €294,920; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5527/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Minister for Health has no role in the approval of changes to civil service payscales which are approved by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. Building Momentum provided for an increase to certain civil service payscales on 01 October 2021 and this was applied by DPER to all relevant payscales on that date.All civil service payscales will increase on 01 February 2022 by 1% under the Sectoral Bargaining provisions (Chapter 2) of the agreement.

Reflecting this adjustment, the rate for the post of Secretary General in the Department of Health with effect from 01 February 2022 is €297,869 (PPC).