Members of the Oireachtas and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Allowances and Salaries) Order, 1989.
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, 1989.
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paragraphs: In this Order—
"the Act of 1938" means the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act, 1938 (No. 38 of 1938);
"the Act of 1973" means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1973 (No. 22 of 1973);
"the Act of 1977" means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary and Judicial Offices (Amendment) Act, 1977 (No. 29 of 1977).
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paragraphs: The allowance payable monthly under subsection (1) (inserted by the Act of 1973) of section 3 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938 , to each member of DÃ¡il Ãireann shall be, and where appropriate shall be deemed to have been, £24,777 per annum with effect from the 1st day of July, 1989, £26,559 per annum with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990 and £27,783 per annum with effect from the 1st day of October, 1990. The allowance payable monthly to each member of Seanad Ãireann under subsection (2) (inserted by the Act of 1973) of the said section 3 shall be, and where appropriate shall be deemed to have been, £14,061 per annum with effect from the 1st day of July, 1989, £15,258 per annum with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990 and £16,110 with effect from the 1st day of October, 1990.
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paragraphs: The annual sum payable by way of salary 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, and where appropriate shall be deemed to have been, a sum not exceeding—
(a) in the case of the Taoiseach, £41,019 with effect from the 1st day of July, 1989, £43,205 with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990 and £44,571 with effect from the 1st day of October, 1990.
(b) in the case of the TÃ¡naiste, £30,664 with effect from the 1st day of July, 1989, £32,619 with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990 and £33,959 with effect from the 1st day of October, 1990.
(c) in the case of a member of the Government, other than the Taoiseach or the TÃ¡naiste, £27,141 with effect from the 1st day of July, 1989, £28,699 with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990 and £29,714 with effect from the 1st day of October, 1990.
(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), £14,914 with effect from the 1st day of July, 1989, £15,565 with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990 and £15,918 with effect from the 1st day of October, 1990.
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paragraphs: The annual sum payable by way of salary under section 4 (inserted by the Act of 1973) of the Act of 1938 to the Attorney General shall be, and where appropriate shall be deemed to have been, a sum not exceeding—
(a) in case the person who holds the office is not a member of either House of the Oireachtas, £47,581 with effect from the 1st day of July, 1989, £53,047 with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990 and £57,497 with effect from the 1st day of October, 1990.
(b) in case a member of either House of the Oireachtas holds the office, £27,141 with effect from the 1st day of July, 1989, £28,699 with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990 and £29,714 with effect from the 1st day of October, 1990.
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paragraphs: The annual sum payable by way of salary under subsection (1) (inserted by the Act of 1973) of section 5 of the Act of 1938 to the Chairman of DÃ¡il Ãireann shall be, and where appropriate shall be deemed to have been, a sum not exceeding £27,141 with effect from the 1st day of July, 1989, £28,699 with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990 and £29,714 with effect from the 1st day of October, 1990. The annual sum so payable under the said section 5 (1) to the Deputy Chairman of DÃ¡il Ãireann shall be, and where appropriate shall be deemed to have been, a sum not exceeding £14,914 with effect from the 1st day of July, 1989, £15,565 with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990 and £15,918 with effect from the 1st day of October, 1990.
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paragraphs: The annual sum payable by way of salary under subsection (1) (inserted by the Act of 1973) of section 6 of the Act of 1938 to the Chairman of Seanad Ãireann shall be, and where appropriate shall be deemed to have been, a sum not exceeding £11,028 with effect from the 1st day of July, 1989, £11,461 with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990 and £11,673 with effect from the 1st day of October, 1990. The annual sum payable under the said section 6 (1) to the Deputy Chairman of Seanad Ãireann shall be, and where appropriate shall be deemed to have been, a sum not exceeding £6,159 with effect from the 1st day of July, 1989, £6,325 with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990 and £6,367 with effect from the 1st day of October, 1990.
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paragraphs: The annual sums payable under section 9A (inserted by the Act of 1973) and section 10 (as amended by the Act of 1973) of the Act of 1938 by way of allowance for expenses, shall be, and where appropriate shall be deemed to have been—
(a) in the case of the sum payable under subsection (1) of the said section 9A, £105,814 with effect from the 1st day of July, 1989, £113,206 with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990 and £118,422 with effect from the 1st day of October, 1990.
(b) in the case of the sum payable under paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of the said section 9A, £74,112 with effect from the 1st day of July, 1989, £79,308 with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990 and £82,962 with effect from the 1st day of October, 1990.
(c) in the case of the sum payable under paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of the said section 9A, £31,847 with effect from the 1st day of July, 1989, £34,115 with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990 and £35,685 with effect from the 1st day of October, 1990.
(d) in the case of the sum payable under paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of the said section 9A, £52,980 with effect from the 1st day of July, 1989, £56,712 with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990 and £59,324 with effect from the 1st day of October, 1990.
(e) in the case of the sum payable under paragraph (b ) of the said subsection (3), £52,980, divided in the manner specified in that paragraph, with effect from the 1st day of July, 1989, £56,712, divided in the manner specified in that paragraph, with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990 and £59,324, divided in the manner specified in that paragraph, with effect from the 1st day of October, 1990.
(f) in the case of the sum payable under subsection (1) of the said section 10, £264,315 with effect from the 1st day of July, 1989, £282,685 with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990 and £295,714 with effect from the 1st day of October, 1990.
(g) in the case of the sum payable under paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of the said section 10, £209,947 with effect from the 1st day of July, 1989, £224,551 with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990 and £234,900 with effect from the 1st day of October, 1990.
(h) in the case of the sum payable under paragraph (b) of the last-mentioned subsection (2), £104,277 with effect from the 1st day of July, 1989, £111,563 with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990 and £116,703 with effect from the 1st day of October, 1990.
(i) in the case of the sum payable under paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of the said section 10, £151,413 with effect from the 1st day of July, 1989, £161,963 with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990 and £169,426 with effect from the 1st day of October, 1990, and
(j) in the case of the sum payable under paragraph (b) of the last-mentioned subsection (3), £170,596, divided in the manner specified in that paragraph, with effect from the 1st day of July, 1989, £182,475, divided in the manner specified in that paragraph, with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990 and £190,884, divided in the manner specified in that paragraph, with effect from the 1st day of October, 1990.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 4th day of August, 1989.
CHARLES J. HAUGHEY,
Taoiseach.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
This Order applies to certain salaries and allowances, with effect from 1st July, 1989, 1st April, 1990 and 1st October, 1990, the increases recommended in Report No. 30 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector.