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Pay of Oireachtas Members and Office Holders
From Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
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Significant reductions were applied to the pay of Oireachtas members and certain office-holders through a number of measures since 2009, the last of which was under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) Act, 2013.
The effect of these reductions was that the Taoiseach's gross annual salary was reduced by over 35%, and the annual salary of the Tánaiste and Ministers reduced by more than 30%.
The rates subsequently increased on:
- 1 April 2017 under the restoration provisions of the FEMPI Act 2015;
- 1 January 2018 under a combination of the FEMPI Act 2015 and the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 (PSPP Act 2017);
- 1 April 2018 (for Dáil Officeholders only) under the FEMPI Act 2015;
- 1 October 2018 under the PSPP Act 2017;
- 1 April 2019 under the FEMPI Act 2015;
- 1 September 2019 under the PSPP Act 2017. Members of the last Government and Ministers of State gave up these increases by way of voluntary waivers.
The Government has decided that members of the Government and Ministers of State will gift 10% of their current remuneration (September 2019), to the State and will not avail of the pay increase due on 1 October 2020 by way of personal waivers.
The table below sets out the pay rates applicable from 1 September 2008 to date. Officeholders are paid a salary as a TD/Senator plus an additional salary in respect of the specific Office they hold.
Pay of Oireachtas Members and Certain Officeholders - 1st September 2008 - 1st October 2021
Pay of Oireachtas Members and Certain Officeholders - 1st September 2008 - 1st October 2021
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