Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Allowances and Salaries) Order 2005
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: This Order may be cited as the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Allowances and Salaries) Order 2005.
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paragraphs: In this Order -
“Act of 2001” means the Ministerial, Parliamentary and Judicial Offices and Oireachtas Members (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2001 (No. 33 of 2001);
“Principal Act” means the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act 1938 (No. 38 of 1938).
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paragraphs: (1) The annual sum by way of salary payable under section 3(1) (inserted by the Act of 2001) of the Principal Act shall be, with effect from 1 July 2005, a sum not exceeding -
(a) in the case of the Taoiseach, €155,810,
(b) in the case of the TÃ¡naiste, €121,975, and
(c) in the case of a member of the Government, other than the Taoiseach or the TÃ¡naiste, €105,057.
(2) The annual sum by way of salary payable under section 3(2) (inserted by the Act of 2001) of the Principal Act to Minister of State appointed under section 1 of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1977 (No. 28 of 1977) shall be, with effect from 1 July 2005, a sum not exceeding €45,845.
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paragraphs: The annual sum by way of salary payable under section 4 (inserted by the Act of 2001) of the Principal Act to the Attorney General shall be, with effect from 1 July 2005, a sum not exceeding -
(a) in case the person who holds the office is not a member of either House of the Oireachtas, €192,304, and
(b) in case a member of either House of the Oireachtas holds the office €105,057.
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paragraphs: The annual sum by way of salary payable under section 5 (inserted by the Act of 2001) of the Principal Act shall be, with effect from 1 July 2005, a sum not exceeding -
(a) in the case of the Chairman of DÃ¡il Ãireann, €105,057, and
(b) in the case of the Deputy Chairman of DÃ¡il Ãireann, €45,845.
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paragraphs: The annual sum by way of salary payable under section 6 (inserted by the Act of 2001) of the Principal Act shall be, with effect from 1 July 2005, a sum not exceeding -
(a) in the case of the Chairman of Seanad Ãireann, €41,396, and
(b) in the case of the Deputy Chairman of Seanad Ãireann, €22,787.
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paragraphs: The annual sum by way of salary payable under section 6A (inserted by the Act of 2001) of the Principal Act to the Leader of Seanad Ãireann shall be, with effect from 1 July 2005, a sum not exceeding €18,090.
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paragraphs: The annual sum by way of an allowance for expenses payable under section 10 (inserted by section 1 of the Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act 2001 (No. 30 of 2001)) of the Principal Act, shall be, with effect from 1 July 2005, a sum not exceeding -
(a) where payable under subsection (1)(a)(i) of the said section 10 €60,109,
(b) where payable under subsection (1)(a)(ii) of the said section 10 €48,086,
(c) where payable under subsection (1)(a)(iii) of the said section 10 €24,049,
(d) where payable under subsection (1)(b)(i) of the said section 10 €39,304,
(e) where payable under subsection (1)(b)(ii) of the said section 10 €19,652,
(f) where payable under subsection (3)(a) of the said section 10 €34,586, and
(g) where payable under subsection (3)(b) of the said section 10 €19,652.
Given under the Official Seal of the Government, 13 July 2005
BERTIE AHERN,
Taoiseach
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).
This Order applies increases with effect from 1 July 2005 to the salaries of Ministerial and Parliamentary office holders, arising from the recommendations in Report No. 40 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector together with an increase in the sums payable to leaders of qualified parties and Independents in DÃ¡il and Seanad Ãireann with effect from 1 July 2005.