Members of the Oireachtas and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Allowances and Salaries) Order, 1998.
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, 1998.
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paragraphs: In this Order—
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paragraphs: (1) The annual sum by way of salary payable monthly under subsection (1) (inserted by the Act of 1973) of section 3 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938 (No. 34 of 1938), to each member of DÃ¡il Ãireann, with effect from the 1st day of April, 1997, shall be£35,754.
(2) The annual sum by way of salary payable monthly under subsection (2) (inserted by the Act of 1973) of section 3 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938 , to each member of Seanad Ãireann, with effect from the 1st day of April, 1997, shall be£22,624.
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paragraphs: The annual sum by way of salary payable under subsection (1) (inserted by the Act of 1973) or subsection (2) (inserted by the Act of 1977) of section 3 of the Act of 1938 shall be, with effect from the 1st day of April, 1997, a sum not exceeding—
(a) in the case of the Taoiseach —£68,781,
(b) in the case of the TÃ¡naiste —£54,136,
(c) in the case of a member of the Government, other than the Taoiseach or the TÃ¡naiste —£47,672, and
(d) in the case of a Minister of State appointed under section 1 of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1977 (No. 28 of 1977) —£21,412.
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paragraphs: The annual sum by way of salary payable under section 4 (inserted by the Act of 1973) of the Act of 1938 to the Attorney General shall be, with effect from the 1st day of April, 1997, a sum not exceeding—
(a) in case the person who holds the office is not a member of either House of the Oireachtas —£83,426, and
(b) in case a member of either House of the Oireachtas holds the office —£47,672.
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paragraphs: (1) The annual sum by way of salary payable under subsection (1) (inserted by the Act of 1973) of section 5 of the Act of 1938 shall be, with effect from the 1st day of April, 1997, a sum not exceeding—
(a) in the case of the Chairman of DÃ¡il Ãireann —£47,672, and
(b) in the case of the Deputy Chairman of DÃ¡il Ãireann —£21,412.
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paragraphs: The annual sum by way of salary payable under subsection (1) (inserted by the Act of 1973) of section 6 of the Act of 1938 shall be, with effect from the 1st day of April, 1997, a sum not exceeding—
(a) in the case of the Chairman of Seanad Ãireann —£19,570, and
(b) in the case of the Deputy Chairman of Seanad Ãireann —£10,626.
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paragraphs: The annual sum by way of allowance for expenses payable under section 10 (inserted by section 5 of the Act of 1996) of the Act of 1938 shall be, with effect from the 1st day of April, 1997, a sum not exceeding—
(a) where payable under subsection (1)(a) of the said section 10 —£26,794,
(b) where payable under subsection (1)(b) of the said section 10 —£21,435,
(c) where payable under subsection (1)(c) of the said section 10 —£10,717,
(d) where payable under subsection (1)(d) of the said section 10, —£5,359, and
(e) where payable under subsection (4) of the said section 10 —£10,717.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 24th day of March, 1998.
BERTIE AHERN,
Taoiseach.
This Order applies the increases recommended in Report No. 37 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector, with some modifications, to the salaries of members in the Houses of the Oireachtas, including Office-holders, with effect from 1 April 1997. The Order also provides for increases in the sums payable to leaders of qualified parties and Independents in DÃ¡il Ãireann.