Question to the Minister for Justice and Equality (Ms. Frances Fitzgerald, TD)
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on sanctioning an increase in wages and-or restoring the rent allowance payment for the recent intake of trainee members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. – Jerry Buttimer
For WRITTEN ANSWER on Tuesday, 10 February 2015.
REPLY
The current Garda recruit competition commenced in late 2013 and attracted over 20,000 applications. Details of the remuneration package, i.e. basic pay and other allowances including unsocial hours allowances, were made available to all applicants prior to their recruitment and I am providing with this answer a table of current basic pay for members at Garda rank together with the basic pay from 2009. These pay scales do not include any allowances. It is expected that newly attested Gardaí will be assigned to frontline duties and will work the Garda Roster system. This will immediately attract unsocial hours payments which, in addition with other relevant allowances amounts to over 25% of their earnings. Even at the entry level of €23,171 and the lower end of unsocial hours scale, this would add almost €5,800 to their salary.
The Deputies will be aware that under the 2013 Haddington Road Agreement, the current remuneration and conditions of service of members of An Garda Síochána together with an evaluation of annualised hours/shift pay arrangements are being examined as part of a wider review of An Garda Síochána.
However, the Deputies will also be aware that, following a review of all allowances in the public service in 2011 and 2012, rent allowance for all new public servants including Gardaí, Prison Officers and Fire Officers was abolished in early 2012. There are no plans to re-instate this allowance.
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2015 |
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2009 |
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Recruits Allowance |
€184 (weekly) | Recruits Allowance | €203(weekly) |
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On Attestation for 32 weeks |
€23,171 | On Attestation for 62 weeks | € 27,100 |
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Year 1 |
€25,472 | After 22 weeks | € 29,792 |
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Year 2 |
€28,302 | After 1 Years | € 31,442 |
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Year 3 |
€29,834 | After 2 Years | € 34,224 |
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Year 4 |
€32,407 | After 3 Years | € 37,935 |
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Year 5 |
€35,840 | After 4 Years | € 40,389 |
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Year 6 |
€38,110 | After 5 Years | € 42,609 |
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Year 7 |
€40,163 | After 6 Years | € 44,744 |
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Year 8 |
€42,138 | After 7 Years | € 44,744 |
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Year 9 |
€42,138 | After 8 Years | € 44,744 |
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Year 10 |
€42,138 | After 9 Years | € 44,744 |
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Year 11 |
€42,138 | After 10 Years | € 44,744 |
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Year 12 |
€43,857 | After 11 Years | € 46,602 |
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Year 13 |
€43,857 | After 12 Years | € 46,602 |
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Year 14 |
€ 46,602 | After 13 Years | € 46,602 |
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Year 15 |
€ 46,602 | After 14 Years | € 46,602 |
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Year 16 |
€ 46,602 | After 15 Years | € 46,602 |
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Year 17 |
€ 46,602 | After 16 Years | € 46,602 |
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Year 18 |
€ 46,602 | After 17 Years | € 48,695 |
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Year 19 |
€ 48,695 | ||