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Government Cuts Ministers’ Pay

 

 At its first meeting this evening, the Government decided to reduce the Taoiseach’s pay to €200,000 (€181,050 net of the pension levy) and to reduce the pay of Ministers and Ministers of State pro rata.  Full details of the reductions are set out in line with the table below.

 

9 March 2011

Ministers Pay Rates

 Current rate

Rate - As of 9 March 2011

Ministers

pro rata cut

(6.6%)

Net of pension levy

As of 9 March 2011

 
Taoiseach214,187200,000181,050
    
Tánaiste197,486184,405167,092
    
Minister181,283169,275153,551
    
Minister of State139,266130,042118,438