Written answers
Tuesday, 14 June 2022
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Public Sector Pay
Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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425. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated annual savings to the Exchequer from reducing the additional non-Oireachtas salaries (details supplied) of the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Ministers and Ministers of State by 50% in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29692/22]
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The following table lists the estimated annual savings from reducing the additional non-Oireachtas salaries of the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Ministers and Ministers of State by 50%.
| - | Taoiseach | Tánaiste | Minister | Minister of State | Allowance for three specified Ministers of State who regularly attend meetings of Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary : | €115,913 (w.e.f. 01/02/22) | €99,070 (w.e.f. 01/02/22) | €82,730 (w.e.f. 01/02/22) | €40,464 (w.e.f. 01/02/22) | €11,701 (w.e.f. 01/02/22) |
| Salary after 50% reduction: | €57,957 | €49,535 | €41,365 | €20,232 | €5,851 |
| Saving: | €57,956 | €49,535 | €41,365 | €20,232 | €5,850 |
| Number of Officeholders: | 1 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 3 |
| Annual saving to exchequer for each office: | €57,956 | €49,535 | €537,745 | €404,640 | €17,550 |
The salaries of the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Minister and Minister of State are made up of two elements, the office holder's salary plus the T.D.'s basic salary. The office holder's element of the salary is based on general pay increases and recommendations by the Review Body on Higher Remuneration.
Between 2009 and 2013 significant reductions were applied to the pay of office holders through the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) Acts. Office holder’s salaries were subsequently partially restored under the FEMPI Act 2015 and the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 (PSPP Act 2017), however, under Section 21 of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act the restorations provided for in Section 19 and 20 of the Act did not apply to;
(a) the Taoiseach
(b) the Tánaiste
(c)any other Minister of Government
(d) a Minister of State;
This meant that the Officeholders listed above received no restoration in July 2021.
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