Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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339. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the salary scale that applies to the Secretary General of his Department; whether this scale has changed in the past year; whether there are proposals to change this scale in the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4327/25]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The Secretary General in this Department is paid on the non PPC Secretary General III payscale. The current annual salary for this payscale is €228,679 and follows the relevant salary scales set out by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform which apply across the Civil Service.

This salary includes pay adjustments applied on 1 June and 1 October 2024 under the Public Service Agreement 2024 – 2026.

Further pay adjustments are due to be applied on 1 March and 1 August, 2025 and 1 February and 1 June, 2026 in line with this agreement which applies for the period 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2026.