S.I. No. 94/1998 - Oireachtas (Allowances To Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Act. 1998 (Allowances and Allocations) Order, 1998

S.I. No. 94 of 1998.

OIREACHTAS (ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS) AND MINISTERIAL, PARLIAMENTARY, JUDICIAL AND COURT OFFICES (AMENDMENT) ACT. 1998 (ALLOWANCES AND ALLOCATIONS) ORDER, 1998

The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 3 , 4 , 5 and 8 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Act, 1998 (No. 5 of 1998), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Act, 1998 (Allowances and Allocations) Order, 1998.

2. There shall be payable to a member of Dail Eireann who holds a position in Dail Eireann specified in column (2) of Schedule A to this Order at any reference number, an annual allowance in respect of the member's duties as holder of that position at the rate specified in column (3) of that Schedule opposite that reference number, in respect of any period since the 26th day of June, 1997, during which the member holds or has held that position.

3. There shall be payable to a member of Seanad Eireann who holds a position in Seanad Eireann specified in column (2) of Schedule B to this Order at any reference number, an annual allowance in respect of the member's duties as holder of that position at the rate specified in column (3) of that Schedule opposite that reference number, in respect of any period since the date specified in column (4) of that Schedule opposite that reference number during which the member holds or has held that position.

4. There shall be payable to a member of the Oireachtas who holds the position of chairperson of an Oireachtas Committee or sub-committee specified in column (2) of Schedule C to this Order at any reference number, an annual allowance in respect of the member's duties as holder of that position, at the rate specified in column (3) of that Schedule opposite that reference number, in respect of any period since the date specified in column (4) of that Schedule opposite that reference number during which the member holds or has held that position.

5. There shall be payable to a member of the Oireachtas who holds the position of vice-chairperson of an Oireachtas Committee specified in column (2) of Schedule D to this Order at any reference number, an annual allowance in respect of the member's duties as holder of that position, at the rate specified in column (3) of that Schedule opposite that reference number, in respect of any period since the date specified in column (4) of that Schedule opposite that reference number during which the member holds or has held that position.

6. There shall be payable to a member of the Oireachtas who holds the position of whip to an Oireachtas Committee specified in column (2) of Schedule E to this Order at any reference number, an annual allowance in respect of the member's duties as holder of that position, at the rate specified in column (3) of that Schedule opposite that reference number, in respect of any period since the date specified in column (4) of that Schedule opposite that reference number during which the member holds or has held that position.

7. There shall be allocated to the chairperson of an Oireachtas Committee specified in column (2) of Schedule F to this Order at any reference number, an annual amount to enable allowances to be paid, at rates determined by that Committee, to -

(a) members of the Committee, or

(b) members of any of its sub-committees,

other than those holding the position mentioned in section 3 or 4 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Act, 1998 , in respect of the performance of specific duties assigned to them by the Committee or sub-committee and that relate to its operation, at the rate specified in column (3) of that Schedule opposite that reference number in respect of any period since the date specified in column (4) of that Schedule opposite that reference number.

8. This Order replaces the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Act, 1994 (Sections 2 and 3) Order, 1998 ( S.I. No. 25 of 1998 ).

SCHEDULE A

Rates of annual allowances payable to holders of specified positions in Dail Eireann

Reference number	Position	Rates of annual allowance
(1)	(2)	(3)
1.	Assistant Government Whip	£ 8,000
2.	Whip to the Fine Gael Party	£10,000
3.	Whip to the Labour Party	£ 8,000
4.	Whip to the Progressive Democrats Party	£ 3,000
5.	Whip to the Democratic Left Party	£ 3,000
6.	Whip to the Green Party	£ 3,000

SCHEDULE B

Rates of annual allowances payable to holders of specified positions in Seanad Eireann

Reference number	Position	Rates of annual allowance	Date
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1.	Leader of the House	£10,000	7.4.98
2.	Deputy Leader of the House	£ 5,000	6.8.97
3.	Opposition Leader	£ 5,000	6.8.97
4.	Government Whip	£ 3,000	6.8.97
5.	Assistant Government Whip	£ 2,000	6.8.97
6.	Opposition Whip	£ 3,000	6.8.97
7.	Leader of an independent group	£ 3,000	6.8.97
8.	Leader of the Labour Group	£ 3,000	6.8.97
9.	Whip to an independent group	£ 2,000	6.8.97
10.	Whip to the Labour Group	£ 2,000	6.8.97

SCHEDULE C

Rates of annual allowances payable to chairpersons of specified Oireachtas Committees and sub-committees.

Reference number	Oireachtas Committee or sub-committee	Rates of annual allowance	Date
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1.	The Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs	£10,000	07.04.98
2.	The Joint Committee on European Affairs	£10,000	07.04.98
3.	The Joint Committee on Justice, Equality and Women's Rights	£10,000	07.04.98
4.	The Joint Committee on Family, Community and Social Affairs	£10,000	07.04.98
5.	The Joint Committee on Heritage and the Irish Language	£10,000	07.04.98
6.	The Joint Committee on Public Enterprise and Transport	£10,000	07.04.98
7.	The Joint Committee on Enterprise and Small Business	£10,000	07.04.98
8.	The Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service	£10,000	07.04.98
9.	The Joint Committee on Environment and Local Government	£10,000	07.04.98
10.	The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine	£10,000	07.04.98
11.	The Joint Committee on Health and Children	£10,000	07.04.98
12.	The Joint Committee on Education and Science	£10,000	07.04.98
13.	The Joint Committee on Tourism, Sport and Recreation	£10,000	07.04.98
14.	The Committee of Public Accounts	£10,000	07.04.98
15.	The Joint House Services Committee	£10,000	07.04.98
16.	The British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body	£10,000	07.04.98
17.	All Party Committee on Strategic Management Initiative	£10,000	19.01.98
18.	The Select Committee on Members' Interests of Dail Eireann	£5,000	07.04.98
19.	The sub-committee of the Committee on Procedure and Progress on Members' Services of Dail Eireann	£5,000	13.11.97
20.	The Select Committee on Members' Interests of Seanad Eireann	£3,000	07.04.98
21.	The sub-committee of the Committee on Procedure and Priveleges on Members' Services of Seanad Eireann	£3,000	22.10.97

SCHEDULE D

Rates of annual allowances payable to vice-chairpersons of specified Oireachtas Committees

Reference number	Oireachtas Committee	Rates of annual allowance	Date
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1.	The Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs	£5,000	19.11.97
2.	The Joint Committee on European Affairs	£5,000	19.11.97
3.	The Joint Committee on Justice, Equality and Women's Rights	£5,000	19.11.97
4.	The Joint Committee on Family, Community and Social Affairs	£5,000	19.11.97
5.	The Joint Committee on Heritage and the Irish Language	£5,000	19.11.97
6.	The Joint Committee on Public Enterprise and Transport	£5,000	19.11.97
7.	The Joint Committee on Enterprise and Small Business	£5,000	26.11.97
8.	The Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service	£5,000	19.11.97
9.	The Joint Committee on Environment and Local Government	£5,000	19.11.97
10.	The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine	£5,000	19.11.97
11.	The Joint Committee on Health and Children	£5,000	19.11.97
12.	The Joint Committee on Education and Science	£5,000	19.11.97
13.	The Joint Committee on Tourism, Sport and Recreation	£5,000	26.11.97
14.	The Committee of Public Accounts	£5,000	16.10.97
15.	The Joint House Services Committee	£5,000	19.11.97
16.	All Party Committee on Strategic Management Initiative	£5,000	19.01.98

SCHEDULE E

Rates of annual allowances payable to whips to specified Oireachtas Committees

Reference number	Oireachtas Committee	Rates of annual allowance	Date
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1.	The Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs	£3,000	19.11.97
2.	The Joint Committee on European Affairs	£3,000	19.11.97
3.	The Joint Committee on Justice, Equality and Women's Rights	£3,000	19.11.97
4.	The Joint Committee on Family, Community and Social Affairs	£3,000	19.11.97
5.	The Joint Committee on Heritage and the Irish Language	£3,000	19.11.97
6.	The Joint Committee on Public Enterprise and Transport	£3,000	19.11.97
7.	The Joint Committee on Enterprise and Small Business	£3,000	26.11.97
8.	The Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service	£3,000	19.11.97
9.	The Joint Committee on Environment and Local Government	£3,000	19.11.97
10.	The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine	£3,000	19.11.97
11.	The Joint Committee on Health and Children	£3,000	19.11.97
12.	The Joint Committee on Education and Science	£3,000	19.11.97
13.	The Joint Committee on Tourism, Sport and Recreation	£3,000	26.11.97
14.	The Committee of Public Accounts	£3,000	16.10.97

SCHEDULE F

Rates of annual amounts to be allocated to chairpersons of specified Oireachtas Committees

Reference number	Oireachtas Committee	Rates of annual amount	Date
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1.	The Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs	£8,000	19.11.97
2.	The Joint Committee on European Affairs	£8,000	19.11.97
3.	The Joint Committee on Justice, Equality and Women's Rights	£8,000	19.11.97
4.	The Joint Committee on Family, Community and Social Affairs	£8,000	19.11.97
5.	The Joint Committee on Heritage and the Irish Language	£8,000	19.11.97
6.	The Joint Committee on Public Enterprise and Transport	£8,000	19.11.97
7.	The Joint Committee on Enterprise and Small Business	£8,000	26.11.97
8.	The Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service	£8,000	19.11.97
9.	The Joint Committee on Environment and Local Government	£8,000	19.11.97
10.	The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine	£8,000	19.11.97
11.	The Joint Committee on Health and Children	£8,000	19.11.97
12.	The Joint Committee on Education and Science	£8,000	19.11.97
13.	The Joint Committee on Tourism, Sport and Recreation	£8,000	26.11.97

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 7th day of April, 1998.

BERTIE AHERN

Taoiseach

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order provides for the payment of annual allowances in respect of the following positions:—

• Chairpersons of designated Oireachtas Committees and designated sub-committees of Oireachtas Committees,

• Vice-chairpersons of designated Oireachtas Committees,

• Whips to designated Oireachtas Committees,

• certain positions in Dail Eireann, and

• certain positions in Seanad Eireann.

This Order also provides for the payment of annual amounts to be allocated to the chairpersons of designated Oireachtas Committees to enable allowances to be paid to members of committees or sub-committees for performing specific duties.