Members of the Oireachtas and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Allowances and Salaries) Order 2002
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: This Order may be cited as the Members of the Oireachtas and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Allowances and Salaries) Order 2002.
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paragraphs: In this Order a reference to a paragraph or subparagraph is a reference to a paragraph or subparagraph in the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended.
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paragraphs: In this Order “Act of 1938” means the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act 1938 ( No. 38 of 1938 ).
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paragraphs: The amounts payable to members of DÃ¡il Ãireann under section 3 (1) of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act 1938 (No. 34 of 1938) from 1 April 2002 shall be:
(a) in the case of a member of DÃ¡il Ãireann other than one to whom subparagraph (b) or (c) applies, an amount at the rate of €69,050.90 per year,
(b) in the case of a member of DÃ¡il Ãireann who has not less than 7 years (but less than 10 years) service as a member of the Oireachtas, an amount at the rate of €71,253.89 per year, and
(c) in the case of a member of DÃ¡il Ãireann who has not less than ten years service as a member of the Oireachtas, an amount at the rate of €73,454.35 per year.
But if a member of DÃ¡il Ãireann holds an office to which Part II of the Act of 1938 applies the amount payable to the member under this paragraph shall be an amount at the rate of €69,050.90 per year even if the member has 7 or more years of service as a member of the Oireachtas.
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paragraphs: The amounts payable to members of Seanad Ãireann under section 3 (2) of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act 1938 (No. 34 of 1938 from 1 April 2002 shall be:
(a) in the case of a member of Seanad Ãireann other than one to whom subparagraph (b) or (c) applies, an amount at the rate of €48,335.63 per year,
(b) in the case of a member of Seanad Ãireann who has not less than 7 years (but less than 10 years) service as a member of the Oireachtas, an amount at the rate of €49,877.72 per year, and
(c) in the case of a member of Seanad Ãireann who has not less than ten years service as a member of the Oireachtas, an amount at the rate of €51,418.05 per year.
But if a member of Seanad Ãireann holds an office to which Part II of the Act of 1938 applies the amount payable to the member under this paragraph shall be an amount at the rate of €48,335.63 per year even if the member has 7 or more years of service as a member of the Oireachtas.
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paragraphs: (1) The amounts payable under section 3(1) of the Act of 1938 from 1 April 2002 shall be:
(a) in the case of the Taoiseach, a sum not exceeding the rate of €132,761.10 per year,
(b) in the case of the TÃ¡naiste, a sum not exceeding the rate of €103,931.10 per year, and
(c) in the case of a member of the Government, other than the Taoiseach or the TÃ¡naiste a sum not exceeding the rate of €89,516.10 per year.
(2) The amount payable under section 3(2) of the Act of 1938 from 1 April 2002 to a Minister of State shall be taken to be a sum not exceeding the rate of €39,062.10 per year.
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paragraphs: The amounts payable under section 4 of the Act of 1938 from 1 April 2002 to the Attorney General shall be:
(a) if the person who holds the office is not a member of either House of the Oireachtas, a sum not exceeding the rate of €158,567.00 per year and
(b) if that person is a member of either House of the Oireachtas, a sum not exceeding the rate of €89,516.10 per year.
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paragraphs: The amounts payable under section 5 of the Act of 1938 from 1 April 2002 shall be:
(a) in the case of the Chairman of DÃ¡il Ãireann, a sum not exceeding the rate of €89,516.10 per year, and
(b) in the case of the Deputy Chairman of DÃ¡il Ãireann, a sum not exceeding the rate of €39,062.10 per year.
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paragraphs: The amounts payable under section 6 of the Act of 1938 from 1 April 2002 shall be:
(a) in the case of the Chairman of Seanad Ãireann, a sum not exceeding the rate of €35,272.37 per year, and
(b) in the case of the Deputy Chairman of Seanad Ãireann, a sum not exceeding the rate of €19,415.37 per year.
GIVEN under the Official Seal
of the Government,
7 March 2002
Bertie Ahern
Taoiseach
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).
The Order applies increases with effect from 1 April 2002 to the salaries of members of the Oireachtas and Ministerial and Parliamentary office holders in line with the Government decision on the phasing of the pay increases recommended in Report No. 38 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector.
Published by the Government Supplies Agency, Dublin.