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Oireachtas (Allowances To Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1968

I mbeagán focal

This law amends previous acts concerning allowances for members of the Oireachtas and salaries for ministerial and parliamentary offices. It updates the financial provisions for these roles.

Cad a rialaíonn sé

  • Allowances paid to members of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann.
  • Salaries for the Taoiseach, members of the Government, and Parliamentary Secretaries.
  • Salaries for the Attorney General, Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Dáil Éireann, and Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Seanad Éireann.
  • Allowances for expenses for Leaders of qualified Parties in Dáil Éireann.
  • Rates for Ministerial and Secretarial pensions.

Cé dó a mbaineann sé

  • Members of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann.
  • The Taoiseach, members of the Government, and Parliamentary Secretaries.
  • The Attorney General.
  • The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Dáil Éireann.
  • The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Seanad Éireann.
  • Leaders of qualified Parties in Dáil Éireann.
  • Recipients of Ministerial and Secretarial pensions.

Príomhphointí

  • The allowance for each member of Dáil Éireann is £2,500 per annum, payable monthly.
  • The allowance for each member of Seanad Éireann is £1,500 per annum, payable monthly.
  • The Taoiseach's annual salary is not to exceed £5,500, and other Government members' salaries not to exceed £3,500.
  • The Attorney General's annual salary is not to exceed £5,500.
  • Ministerial pensions range from twenty-five per cent. to forty-five per cent. of the annual salary of a Government member (other than the Taoiseach or the Taoiseach if applicable), depending on pensionable service (less than four years to not less than eight years).
  • Secretarial pensions range from twenty-eight per cent. to forty-six per cent. of the annual salary of a Parliamentary Secretary, depending on pensionable service (less than four years to not less than seven years).
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(1)In this Part of this Act— “the Principal Act” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938 ; “the Act of 1964” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1964 .
(2)The collective citation, the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 to 1968, shall include this Part of this Act. Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act. 3.—
(1)The following subsections are hereby substituted for subsections
(1)and
(2)of section 3 of the Principal Act as amended by section 3 of the Act of 1964: “
(1)The allowance to be paid to each member of Dáil Éireann under this Act shall be an allowance at the rate of £2,500 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 £1,500 per annum payable monthly.”
(2)This section shall come into operation on the date of the passing of this Act. PART III Amendment of Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1964 Interpretation and collective citation. 4.—
(1)In this Part of this Act— “the Principal Act” means the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act, 1938 ; “the Act of 1964” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1964 .
(2)The Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1964, and this Part of this Act may be cited together as the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1968. Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act. 5.—
(1)The following subsections are hereby substituted for subsections
(1)and
(2)of section 3 of the Principal Act as amended by section 7 of the Act of 1964: “
(1)There shall be paid to the Taoiseach an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £5,500 and to each other member of the Government an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £3,500.
(2)There shall be paid an annual sum by way of salary, not exceeding the sum of £2,250, to every Parliamentary Secretary appointed under section 7 of the Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924, who shall not, by the terms of his appointment, be declared to be appointed without salary.”
(2)This section and the next four sections shall come into operation on the date of the passing of this Act. Amendment of section 4 of Principal Act. 6.—The following section is hereby substituted for section 4 of the Principal Act as amended by section 8 of the Act of 1964: “4. There shall be paid to the Attorney General an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £5,500.” Amendment of section 5 of Principal Act. 7.—The following subsection is hereby substituted for subsection
(1)of section 5 of the Principal Act as amended by section 9 of the Act of 1964: “
(1)There shall be paid to the Chairman of Dáil Éireann an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £3,500, and to the Deputy Chairman of Dáil Éireann an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £1,500.” Amendment of section 6 of Principal Act. 8.—The following subsection is hereby substituted for subsection
(1)of section 6 of the Principal Act as amended by section 10 of the Act of 1964: “
(1)There shall be paid to the Chairman of Seanad Éireann an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £2,000, and to the Deputy Chairman of Seanad Éireann an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £1,000.” Amendment of section 10 of Principal Act. 9.—The following subsections are hereby substituted for subsections
(1)to
(3)of section 10 of the Principal Act as amended by section 11 of the Act of 1964: “
(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 £15,000.
(2)Where there are two qualified Parties and not more— (
  1. 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 £10,000 and (
  2. b)there shall be paid to the Leader of the other qualified Party an annual sum by way of allowance for expenses of £5,000.
(3)Where there are three or more qualified Parties— (
  1. 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 £7,500, (
  2. 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 £7,500 divided by the number of the other qualified Parties.” Amendment of section 14 of Principal Act. 10.—
(1)The following subsection is hereby substituted for subsection
(3)of section 14 of the Principal Act as amended by section 15 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960 : “
(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 less than four years, twenty-five per cent. of the annual sum payable for the time being by way of salary to a member of the Government other than the Taoiseach or (if the person held the office of Taoiseach on the last day on which he held qualifying office) to the Taoiseach, if and so long as such person's pensionable service is less than five years but not less than four years, twenty-nine per cent. of the sum aforesaid, if and so long as such person's pensionable service is less than six years but not less than five years, thirty-three per cent. of the sum aforesaid, if and so long as such person's pensionable service is less than seven years but not less than six years, thirty-seven per cent. of the sum aforesaid, if and so long as such person's pensionable service is less than eight years but not less than seven years, forty-one per cent. of the sum aforesaid, in case such person's pensionable service is not less than eight years, forty-five per cent. of the sum aforesaid.”.
(2)The Pensions (Increase) Act, 1950 , the Pensions (Increase) Act, 1956 , the Pensions (Increase) Act, 1959 , the Pensions (Increase) Act, 1960 , the Pensions (Increase) Act, 1964 , and regulations under the said Pensions (Increase) Act, 1964 , shall not, unless regulations made under the said Pensions (Increase) Act, 1964 , after the passing of this Act, provide otherwise, apply— (
  1. a)in relation to a ministerial pension or a secretarial pension, or (
  2. b)in relation to a widow's pension (within the meaning of the Principal Act) calculated by reference to a ministerial pension (whether paid or not) or a secretarial pension (whether paid or not).
(3)In this section “qualifying office” has the same meaning as in Part IV of the Principal Act.
(4)This section and section 11 of this Act shall come into operation on the date of the passing of this Act. Amendment of section 16 of Principal Act. 11.—The following subsection is hereby substituted for subsection
(3)of section 16 of the Principal Act as amended by section 16 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960: “
(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 less than four years, twenty-eight per cent. of the annual sum payable for the time being by way of salary to a Parliamentary Secretary, if and so long as such person's pensionable service is less than five years but not less than four years, thirty-two per cent. of the sum aforesaid, if and so long as such person's pensionable service is less than six years but not less than five years, thirty-seven per cent. of the sum aforesaid, if and so long as such person's pensionable service is less than seven years but not less than six years, forty-two per cent. of the sum aforesaid, if and so long as such person's pensionable service is less than eight years but not less than seven years, forty-six per cent. of the sum aforesaid, in case such person's pensionable service is not less than eight years, fifty-one per cent. of the sum aforesaid.” Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais

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