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Oireachtas (Allowances To Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960

What is this act about?

Is éard atá sa dlí seo ná leasú ar Achtanna 1938 agus 1947 a bhaineann le liúntais do chomhaltaí an Oireachtais, agus ar Achtanna 1938 go 1952 a bhaineann le hoifigí aireachta agus parlaiminte. Déanann sé athruithe ar na liúntais agus na tuarastail a íocann an Stát le comhaltaí an Oireachtais agus le sealbhóirí oifigí áirithe.

Who it applies to: Comhaltaí Dháil Éireann agus Sheanad Éireann; An Taoiseach, comhaltaí eile den Rialtas, an Ard-Aighne, Cathaoirleach agus Leas-Chathaoirleach Dháil Éireann, agus Cathaoirleach agus Leas-Chathaoirleach Sheanad Éireann.

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What does this act regulate?

  • Liúntais a íocann an Stát le comhaltaí Dháil Éireann agus Sheanad Éireann.
  • Tuarastail a íocann an Stát leis an Taoiseach, le comhaltaí eile den Rialtas, leis an Ard-Aighne, le Cathaoirleach agus Leas-Chathaoirleach Dháil Éireann, agus le Cathaoirleach agus Leas-Chathaoirleach Sheanad Éireann.
  • Deductions from allowances for a contributory pensions scheme for Oireachtas members.
  • Liúntais do Cheannairí Páirtithe cáilithe i nDáil Éireann.

Who does this act apply to?

  • Comhaltaí Dháil Éireann agus Sheanad Éireann.
  • An Taoiseach, comhaltaí eile den Rialtas, an Ard-Aighne, Cathaoirleach agus Leas-Chathaoirleach Dháil Éireann, agus Cathaoirleach agus Leas-Chathaoirleach Sheanad Éireann.

What are the key points?

  • Íocfar liúntas £1,000 in aghaidh na bliana le gach comhalta de Dháil Éireann, iníoctha go míosúil.
  • Íocfar liúntas £750 in aghaidh na bliana le gach comhalta de Sheanad Éireann, iníoctha go míosúil.
  • Féadfar scéim pinsin ranníocach do chomhaltaí an Oireachtais a bhunú, agus déanfar asbhaintí as liúntais na gcomhaltaí chuige sin.
  • Íocfar suimeanna bliantúla mar thuarastal leis an Taoiseach (nach mó ná £3,000), le comhaltaí eile den Rialtas (nach mó ná £2,000), leis an Ard-Aighne (nach mó ná £3,500), le Cathaoirleach Dháil Éireann (nach mó ná £2,000), le Leas-Chathaoirleach Dháil Éireann (nach mó ná £850), le Cathaoirleach Sheanad Éireann (nach mó ná £1,250), agus le Leas-Chathaoirleach Sheanad Éireann (nach mó ná £500).

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Oireachtas (Allowances To Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge Léim go dtí an t-ábhar Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General Táirgthe ag Oifig an Ard-Aighne Home Legislation Acts of the Oireachtas Statutory Instruments Pre-1922 Legislation Constitution External Resources Bills (Houses of the Oireachtas) Iris Oifigiúil / Official Gazette Revised Acts (LRC) Classified List of Legislation (LRC) Translations (acts.ie) Translations (Houses of the Oireachtas) Government Publications for Sale EU Law (EUR-Lex) FAQ Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Search Baile Reachtaíocht Achtanna an Oireachtais Ionstraimí Reachtúla Reachtaíocht Réamh-1922 Bunreacht Acmhainní Seachtracha Billí (Tithe an Oireachtais) Iris Oifigiúil Achtanna Athbhreithnithe (CAD) (An Coimisiún um Athchóiriú an Dlí) Liosta Rangaithe Reachtaíochta Aistriúcháin (achtanna.ie) Aistriúcháin (Tithe an Oireachtais) Foilseacháin Rialtais ar Díol Dlí AE (EUR-Lex) CCanna (Ceisteanna Coitianta) Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach Cuardach TitleTeideal Year(s) or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile ActsAchtanna 1960 Oireachtas (Allowances To Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960 Oireachtas (Allowances To Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960 Permanent Page URL View by SectionAmharc de réir Ailt View Full ActAmharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRí arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Print Full ActPriontáil an tAcht Iomlán Number 12 of 1960.

OIREACHTAS (ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS) AND MINISTERIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY OFFICES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1960.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I.

Preliminary.

Section

Section 1

Short title.

Section 2

Commencement.

PART II.

Amendment of Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 and 1947.

Section 3

Interpretation and collective citation.

Section 4

Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act.

Section 5

Deductions for contributory pensions scheme.

Section 6

Repeal.

PART III.

Amendment of Ministerial and Parliamentary offices Acts, 1938 to 1952

Section 7

Interpretation and collective citation.

Section 8

Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act.

Section 9

Amendment of section 4 of Principal Act.

Section 10

Amendment of section 5 of Principal Act.

Section 11

Amendment of section 6 of Principal Act.

Section 12

Amendment of section 9 of Principal Act.

Section 13

Amendment of section 10 of Principal Act.

Section 14

Amendment of section 11 of Principal Act.

Section 15

Amendment of section 14 of Principal Act.

Section 16

Amendment of section 16 of Principal Act.

Section 17

Amendment of section 18 of Principal Act.

Section 18

Amendment of section 23 of Principal Act.

Section 19

Repeal.

Acts Referred to Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938 1938, No. 34 Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Act, 1947 1947, No. 23 Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act, 1938 1938, No. 38 Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1949 1949, No. 21 Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1952 1952, No. 19 Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1947 1947, No. 24 Number 12 of 1960.

OIREACHTAS (ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS) AND MINISTERIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY OFFICES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1960.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE OIREACHTAS (ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS) ACTS, 1938 AND 1947, AND THE MINISTERIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY OFFICES ACTS, 1938 TO 1952. [12th April, 1960.] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—

PART I.

Preliminary.

Short title.

1.—This Act may be cited as the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960.

Commencement.

2.—This Act shall come into operation on such day as the Minister for Finance appoints by order.

PART II

Amendment of Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 and 1947.

Interpretation and collective citation.

3.—(1) In this Part of this Act “the Principal Act” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938 .

(2)The Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 and 1947, and this Part of this Act may be cited together as the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 to 1960.

Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act.

4.—The following section is hereby substituted for section 3 of the Principal Act: “(1) The allowance to be paid to each member of Dáil Éireann under this Act shall be an allowance at the rate of £1,000 per annum payable monthly.

(2)The allowance to be paid to each member of Seanad Éireann under this Act shall be an allowance at the rate of £750 per annum payable monthly.
(3)Where a member of the Oireachtas holds the office of Attorney General, the salary for the time being payable to him by virtue of his holding that office shall be deemed to include the allowance payable to him under this Act, and accordingly he shall not, while he is in receipt of a salary in respect of that office, be entitled to any further allowance under this Act.
(4)No provision in any British statute or in any Saorstát Éireann statute or in any Act of the Oireachtas (whether passed before or after the passing of this Act) whereby any pension payable out of the Central Fund or moneys provided by the Oireachtas is liable to be suspended or abated, wholly or in part, in the event of the pensioner being in receipt of payments (by whatever name called in such statute or Act) out of moneys provided or to be provided by the Oireachtas shall, unless the contrary is expressly enacted therein, operate so as to require suspension or abatement of any such pension by reference to an allowance payable under this Act.”

Deductions for contributory pensions scheme.

5.—The following section is hereby inserted in the Principal Act after section 6: “6A. (1) This section applies to a scheme for pensions for members of the Oireachtas which complies with the following conditions: (a) the scheme has been made by a joint committee of both Houses of the Oireachtas, (b) the scheme has been approved of by resolution of each House of the Oireachtas, (c) the scheme provides for the pensions thereunder being paid out of a fund to be held by trustees and maintained by means of contributions paid by all members of the Oireachtas.

(2)A scheme to which this section applies shall have effect in accordance with its terms and the Minister shall, in accordance with regulations, make deductions from the allowances paid under this Act to members of the Oireachtas and pay the deductions into the fund maintained pursuant to the scheme.
(3)The Minister may make regulations for the purposes of this section and the regulations shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after they are made.”

Repeal.

6.—

Section 3

of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Act, 1947 , is hereby repealed.

PART III

Amendment of Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1952.

Interpretation and collective citation.

7.—(1) In this Part of this Act “the Principal Act” means the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act, 1938 .

(2)The Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act, 1938 , the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1949 , the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1952 , and this Part of this Act may be cited together as the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1960.

Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act.

8.—The following subsection is hereby substituted for subsection (1) of section 3 of the Principal Act: “(1) There shall be paid to the Taoiseach an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding £3,000 and to each other member of the Government an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £2,000.”

Amendment of section 4 of Principal Act.

9.—The following section is hereby substituted for section 4 of the Principal Act: “4. There shall be paid to the Attorney General an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £3,500.”

Amendment of section 5 of Principal Act.

10.—The following subsection is hereby substituted for subsection (1) of section 5 of the Principal Act: “(1) There shall be paid to the Chairman of Dáil Éireann an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £2,000, and to the Deputy Chairman of Dáil Éireann an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £850.”

Amendment of section 6 of Principal Act.

11.—The following subsection is hereby substituted for subsection (1) of section 6 of the Principal Act: “(1) There shall be paid to the Chairman of Seanad Éireann an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £1,250, and to the Deputy Chairman of Seanad Éireann an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £500.”

Amendment of section 9 of Principal Act.

12.—The following section is hereby substituted for section 9 of the Principal Act: “9. (1) In this Part of this Act “qualified Party” means a Party in Dáil Éireann, other than the Government Party, in respect of which the following conditions are complied with: (a) that it contested the then next preceding general election for members of Dáil Éireann as an organised party, and (b) that not less than seven members of the Party were elected at such general election.

(2)Where two or more Parties in Dáil Éireann are of equal numerical strength in Dáil Éireann— (a) the question as to which of them is to be regarded for the purposes of this Act as that one of those Parties which is of the greater or greatest numerical strength in Dáil Éireann shall be decided by the Chairman of Dáil Éireann, (b) the decision shall be given in writing and shall for the purposes of this Act be final and conclusive and binding on all persons and tribunals whatsoever, (c) the Chairman of Dáil Éireann shall, in giving the decision, have regard to the relative numbers in which such Parties were returned to Dáil Éireann at general elections held prior to the then next preceding general election for members of Dáil Éireann.”

Amendment of section 10 of Principal Act.

13.—The following subsections are hereby substituted for subsections (1) to (4) of section 10 of the Principal Act: “(1) Where there is one qualified Party and not more, there shall be paid to the Leader of that Party an annual sum by way of allowance for expenses of £4,500.

(2)Where there are two qualified Parties and not more— (a) there shall be paid to the Leader of that one of the qualified Parties which is of the greater numerical strength in Dáil Éireann an annual sum by way of allowance for expenses of £3,000, and (b) there shall be paid to the Leader of the other qualified Party an annual sum by way of allowance for expenses of £1,500.
(3)Where there are three or more qualified Parties— (a) there shall be paid to the Leader of that one of the qualified Parties which is of the greatest numerical strength in Dáil Éireann an annual sum by way of allowance for expenses of £2,250, (b) there shall be paid to each of the Leaders of the other qualified Parties an annual sum by way of allowance for expenses of £2,250 divided by the number of the other qualified Parties.
(4)An allowance payable to a person under this section shall be in addition to the allowance payable to him under the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938 , and shall not be payable save in respect of a period in respect of which the last-mentioned allowance is payable to him.”

Amendment of section 11 of Principal Act.

14.—The following section is hereby substituted for section 11 of the Principal Act: “11. The following provisions shall apply in relation to an allowance provided for by paragraph (b) of subsection (2) or paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of the next preceding section: (a) the allowance shall not be paid unless the numerical strength in Dáil Éireann of the Party concerned is not less than seven; (b) the allowance shall cease to be paid if the numerical strength in Dáil Éireann of the Party concerned at any time falls below seven; (c) if the numerical strength in Dáil Éireann of the Party concerned falls below seven by reason of the death, resignation or disqualification of a member or members of said Party, the numerical strength thereof shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be not less than seven until the vacancy or each of the vacancies in Dáil Éireann caused by such death, resignation or disqualification is filled.”

Amendment of section 14 of Principal Act.

15.—The following subsection is hereby substituted for subsection (3) of section 14 of the Principal Act: “(3) A ministerial pension shall be at the following rates, that is to say: so long as the pensionable service of the person entitled thereto is three years, three hundred pounds per annum, if and so long as such person's pensionable service is four years, three hundred and fifty pounds per annum, if and so long as such person's pensionable service is five years, four hundred and fifty pounds per annum, if and so long as such person's pensionable service is six years, five hundred and fifty pounds per annum, if and so long as such person's pensionable service is seven years, six hundred and fifty pounds per annum, in case such person's pensionable service is eight or more years, seven hundred and fifty pounds per annum.”

Amendment of section 16 of Principal Act.

16.—The following subsection is hereby substituted for subsection (3) of section 16 of the Principal Act: “(3) A secretarial pension shall be at the following rates, that is to say: so long as the pensionable service of the person entitled thereto is three years, two hundred and fifty pounds per annum, if and so long as such person's pensionable service is four years, three hundred pounds per annum, if and so long as such person's pensionable service, is five years, three hundred and fifty pounds per annum, if and so long as such person's pensionable service is six years, four hundred pounds per annum, if and so long as such person's pensionable service is seven years, four hundred and fifty pounds per annum, in case such person's pensionable service is eight or more years, five hundred pounds per annum.”

Amendment of section 18 of Principal Act.

17.—The following paragraph is hereby substituted for paragraph (b) of section 18 of the Principal Act: “(b) either— (i) where there is in Dáil Éireann one qualified Party within the meaning of

Part III

of this Act and not more, the Leader of that Party, or (ii) where there are in Dáil Éireann two or more qualified Parties within that meaning and not more, the Leader of that one of those Parties which is of the greater numerical strength in Dáil Éireann, or (iii) where there are in Dáil Éireann three or more such qualified Parties, the Leader of that one of those Parties which is of the greatest numerical strength in Dáil Éireann, or a person nominated by such Leader,”.

Amendment of section 23 of Principal Act.

18.—(1) The following subsection is hereby substituted for subsections (1) and (2) of section 23 of the Principal Act: “(1) Where— (a) a person to whom a pension under Part IV is for the time being payable is in receipt of any payment out of public moneys, and (b) the aggregate of the annual amount of the pension and the annual amount of the payment out of public moneys exceeds one thousand pounds, the annual amount of the pension under Part IV shall be reduced by the amount of the said excess.”

(2)Subsection (3) of section 23 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the addition at the end of the definition of “payment out of public moneys” of the following word and paragraph: “or (g) an allowance under the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938 (No. 34 of 1938).”

Repeal.

19.—The Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1947 , is hereby repealed.

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