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1 E107/3/03 23 May 2006 Circular 7/2006: Revision of pay of Civil Servants Application of increases under Section 14.2 of the Mid-Term Review of Part Two of Sustaining Progress A Dhuine Uasail 1. I am directed by the Minister for Finance to convey the following instructions to Departments in relation to the application to the civil service of a pay increase of 2.5% under Section 14.2 of the Mid-Term Review of Part Two of Sustaining Progress with effect from 1 June The payment of the 2.5% is dependent, in the case of each Civil Service organisation and grade, on verification of co-operation with flexibility and ongoing change, satisfactory implementation of the agenda for modernisation, maintenance of stable industrial relations and absence of industrial action in respect of any matters covered by the Sustaining Progress agreement. 3. The Civil Service Performance Verification Group and the Justice and Equality Sector Performance Verification Group have considered whether these conditions have been met in the case of the organisations and grades with which they are concerned. For all grades, other than the grades represented by the Civil, Public and Services Union, the Groups have considered progress achieved in the organisations and grades with which they are concerned and have decided that the conditions have been met and that payment is warranted. The Civil Service Performance Verification Group has yet to decide whether the payment of the pay increase to the grades represented by the Civil, Public and Services Union is warranted. Accordingly, the increases set out in Paragraph 5 may now be applied, in accordance with the provisions of this Circular, in the case of those grades, other than those grades represented by the Civil, Public and Services Union, employed in your Department.

2 Classes Affected 4. (a) Subject to the provisions of sub-paragraph (b) following, this circular applies to all civil service grades. (b) This circular does not apply to: - (i) employees whose pay is related directly to that of workers outside the civil service; (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) classes whose pay and conditions are appropriate for consideration by the Joint Industrial Council for State industrial employees; persons paid on a fee, fixed payment contract or piece-work basis or employed casually or on infrequent or nominal duties, e.g. Caretakers; staff employed by the Department of Foreign Affairs in offices outside the State whose pay is fixed by reference to local conditions; employees in grades represented by the Civil, Public and Services Union. Revision of Pay 5. Subject to the provisions of this circular an increase of 2.5% due under section 14.2 of the Mid-Term Review of Part Two of Sustaining Progress is being applied with effect from 1 June 2006 to the basic pay of the grades to which this circular applies in accordance with the Sustaining Progress agreement. 6. The increases due under paragraph 5 are being added to basic pay as at 31 May The increase is being added to each point of incremental scales (and to off-scale points), rounding to the nearest euro on annual scales and to the nearest cent on weekly scales. Hourly rates should be rounded to the nearest Revised Rates 7. The revised rates, effective from 1 June 2006, for members of general service grades and of certain grades common to two or more Departments, to which this circular applies, are set out in Appendices 1A and 1B to this circular. Established Officers appointed on or after 6 April l As indicated in Circular 6/95, revised salary scales have been introduced for established officers appointed on or after 6 April l995 covered by Class A social insurance and making an employee contribution in respect of personal superannuation

3 benefits. The revised rates effective from 1 June 2006 for certain grades in this category are set out in Appendices 2A and 2B to this circular. Rates for other grades may be obtained from this Department following the procedure outlined in paragraph 16. Dual Employment 9. In the case of officers employed in more than one capacity each employment may be treated separately for the purposes of calculating revised remuneration in accordance with this circular. Overtime 10. Payment in respect of overtime rendered on or subsequent to 1 June 2006 by members of grades to which this circular applies should be calculated by reference to pay as increased with effect from 1 June Officers on Mark-Time 11. For officers on mark-time, both notional and mark time pay may be increased by 2.5% with effect from 1 June Allowances 12. Allowances in the nature of pay for civil servants to whom this circular applies may be increased by 2.5%. 13. Children's allowances, both standard and ex-gratia, should not be increased. Pensions 14. Pensions in course of payment on 1 June 2006 (revised, as appropriate, by reference to this Department's minutes of 7 November 1997 and 3 August 2000 to Personnel Officers) in respect of former civil servants who served in the grades to which this circular applies, will be adjusted, as appropriate in the normal way, by reference to the revisions of basic pay on the basis set out in paragraph 5 and 7. Departments/Offices which, under delegated authority, grant pensions and lump sums may, subject to any necessary prior consultation with this Department, revise pension payments strictly in accordance with this circular. 15. Officers in the grades to which this circular applies who retire on reaching the maximum retiring age limit during the period from 1 March 2006 to 31 May 2006 (both dates inclusive), but who could otherwise have been retained under the terms of this Department's Circular Letter 13/75 up to and including 1 June 2006, and who are alive on that date, may have their lump sums adjusted to take account of the pay rates applicable on that date. Deductions from lump sums in respect of non-periodic

4 contributions under the Spouses and Children's Pension Schemes should also be adjusted in these cases. General 16. Individual queries in relation to pay should be raised as heretofore with an officer s Personnel Unit. Any difficulties that may arise from the application of this circular should be raised, by in the first instance, with this Department ( address: payscales@finance.gov.ie). Where this is not possible, telephone queries may be raised with this Department (Tel. (01) , (01) or (01) ). Superannuation queries should be directed to Tel. (01) Electronic Copies of Circular 17. This circular is also available on the Department s web-site at Mise le meas Ciarán Connolly Assistant Secretary

5 Revised pay with effect from 1 June 2006 for General Service Grades. Circular 7/ Appendix 1A SECRETARY GENERAL 191,488 DEPUTY SECRETARY 153,190 ASSISTANT SECRETARY 113, , , ,483 PRINCIPAL (HIGHER) 84,010 87,476 90,951 94,417 97, ,497 ¹ 103,614 ² PRINCIPAL 78,066 81,374 84,662 87,978 90,770 93,667 ¹ 96,560 ² ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL (HIGHER) 65,848 68,354 70,871 73,374 75,884 77,348 79,848 ¹ 82,338 ² ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL 59,956 62,200 64,443 66,687 68,932 70,230 72,492 ¹ 74,760 ² ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STANDARD SCALE 30,234 32,978 36,488 39,161 41,834 44,517 47,189 49,856 51,696 ¹ 53,541 ² ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER HIGHER SCALE 39,161 41,834 44,517 47,189 49,856 51,696 53,517 55,339 HIGHER EXECUTIVE OFFICER STANDARD SCALE 42,180 43,462 44,736 46,013 47,292 48,576 49,856 51,696 ¹ 53,541 ² HIGHER EXECUTIVE OFFICER HIGHER SCALE 44,736 46,013 47,292 48,576 49,856 51,696 52,905 54,120 55,339 EXECUTIVE OFFICER STANDARD SCALE 27,692 29,719 31,273 32,781 34,280 35,747 37,228 38,670 40,155 41,145 42,545 ¹ 43,944 ²

6 Circular 7/ Appendix 1A EXECUTIVE OFFICER HIGHER SCALE 27,692 29,719 31,273 32,781 34,280 35,747 37,228 38,670 40,155 41,145 42,545 43,585 44,629 45,669 HEAD SERVICES OFFICER ¹ ² SERVICES OFFICER ¹ ² SERVICES ATTENDANT ¹ ² CLEANER ¹ ²

7 Circular 7/ Appendix 1B Revised pay with effect from 1 June 2006 for certain grades common to two or more Departments. ENGINEER GRADE I AND PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT GRADE I 63,171 65,149 67,139 69,124 71,103 73,460 76,148 ¹ 78,834 ² ENGINEER GRADE II AND PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT GRADE II 53,980 55,254 56,519 57,792 59,063 60,334 61,600 62,885 64,979 ¹ 67,074 ² ENGINEER GRADE III AND PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT GRADE III 29,371 32,103 34,846 37,583 40,330 42,026 43,718 45,413 47,101 48,795 50,489 52,181 53,876 55,764 ¹ 57,644 ² STATE SOLICITOR AND PROSECUTION SOLICITOR 30,537 33,313 36,852 39,558 42,251 44,963 47,665 50,351 59,956 62,200 64,443 66,687 68,932 70,230 72,492 ¹ 74,760 ² LAW CLERK ¹ ² HIGHER LEGAL EXECUTIVE 42,180 43,462 44,736 46,013 47,292 48,576 49,856 51,696 ¹ 53,541 ² LEGAL EXECUTIVE 31,656 33,037 34,282 35,401 36,527 37,657 38,795 39,884 40,920 ¹ 42,268 ² SENIOR ENGINEERING DRAUGHTSPERSON 35,078 35,780 36,659 37,559 38,438 39,331 40,167 41,528 ¹ 42,895 ² ENGINEERING DRAUGHTSPERSON ¹ ² CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT MAPPING 44,123 46,262 48,405 50,544 52,684 54,820 56,967 59,113 60,999 62,885 64,979 ¹ 67,074 ²

8 Circular 7/ Appendix 1B SUPERINTENDENT MAPPING 38,982 40,384 41,561 42,717 43,893 45,067 46,219 47,676 ¹ 49,130 ² EXAMINER IN CHARGE 33,630 34,391 35,143 35,903 36,669 37,434 38,982 40,210 ¹ 41,440 ² EXAMINER OF MAPS ¹ ² MAPPING DRAUGHTSPERSON ¹ ² SENIOR ARCHITECT 57,755 60,828 63,890 66,956 70,022 73,460 76,148 ¹ 78,834 ² ARCHITECT 34,229 36,816 39,398 41,986 43,709 45,428 47,147 48,869 50,592 52,313 54,039 55,755 57,497 59,387 ¹ 61,291 ² ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT GRADE II ¹ ² SENIOR LABORATORY TECHNICIAN 43,818 45,869 47,686 49,549 51,464 53,348 55,290 57,212 59,145 LABORATORY TECHNICIAN 31,371 32,303 33,188 35,288 36,646 38,015 39,408 40,800 42,192 43,599 45,014 46,448 47,838 48,795 ¹ NIGHTWATCHMAN ¹ ²

9 Circular 7/ Appendix 2A Revised pay with effect from 1 June 2006 for established officers appointed on or after the 6th April 1995 paying the Class A rate of PRSI contribution and making an employee contribution in respect of personal superannuation benefits for General Service Grades. SECRETARY 201,566 DEPUTY SECRETARY 161,255 ASSISTANT SECRETARY 119, , , ,295 PRINCIPAL (HIGHER) 88,438 92,080 95,739 99, , ,782 ¹ 109,062 ² PRINCIPAL 82,174 85,659 89,120 92,607 95,547 98,596 ¹ 101,642 ² ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL (HIGHER) 69,316 71,953 74,596 77,237 79,879 81,421 84,043 ¹ 86,671 ² ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL 63,109 65,472 67,831 70,197 72,559 73,920 76,306 ¹ 78,697 ² ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STANDARD SCALE 31,828 34,715 38,411 41,222 44,036 46,858 49,673 52,477 54,421 ¹ 56,361 ² ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER HIGHER SCALE 41,222 44,036 46,858 49,673 52,477 54,421 56,334 58,250 HIGHER EXECUTIVE OFFICER STANDARD SCALE 44,399 45,747 47,092 48,437 49,784 51,131 52,477 54,421 ¹ 56,361 ² HIGHER EXECUTIVE OFFICER HIGHER SCALE 47,092 48,437 49,784 51,131 52,477 54,421 55,695 56,971 58,250 EXECUTIVE OFFICER STANDARD SCALE 29,152 31,281 32,918 34,502 36,081 37,626 39,187 40,706 42,271 43,308 44,782 ¹ 46,253 ²

10 Circular 7/ Appendix 2A EXECUTIVE OFFICER HIGHER SCALE 29,152 31,281 32,918 34,502 36,081 37,626 39,187 40,706 42,271 43,308 44,782 45,878 46,976 48,078 HEAD SERVICES OFFICER ¹ ² SERVICES OFFICER ¹ ² SERVICES ATTENDANT ¹ ² CLEANER ¹ ²

11 Circular 7/ Appendix 2B Revised pay with effect from 1 June 2006 for established officers appointed on or after the 6th April 1995 paying the Class A rate of PRSI contribution and making an employee contribution in respect of personal superannuation benefits for certain grades common to two or more Departments. ENGINEER GRADE I AND PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT GRADE I 66,491 68,579 70,672 72,760 74,847 77,328 80,154 ¹ 82,982 ² ENGINEER GRADE II AND PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT GRADE II 56,821 58,160 59,493 60,834 62,171 63,509 64,843 66,196 68,399 ¹ 70,607 ² ENGINEER GRADE III AND PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT GRADE III 30,917 33,794 36,680 39,567 42,454 44,236 46,014 47,801 49,582 51,364 53,147 54,926 56,715 58,698 ¹ 60,676 ² STATE SOLICITOR AND PROSECUTION SOLICITOR 32,151 35,064 38,791 41,638 44,475 47,326 50,170 53,002 63,109 65,473 67,831 70,197 72,559 73,920 76,306 ¹ 78,697 ² LAW CLERK ¹ ² HIGHER LEGAL EXECUTIVE 44,399 45,747 47,092 48,437 49,784 51,131 52,477 54,421 ¹ 56,361 ² LEGAL EXECUTIVE 33,321 34,774 36,086 37,264 38,453 39,641 40,833 41,984 43,071 ¹ 44,487 ² SENIOR ENGINEERING DRAUGHTSPERSON 36,925 37,665 38,590 39,530 40,461 41,400 42,281 43,712 ¹ 45,154 ² ENGINEERING DRAUGHTSPERSON ¹ ² CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT MAPPING 46,439 48,696 50,952 53,203 55,459 57,708 59,964 62,223 64,210 66,196 68,399 ¹ 70,607 ²

12 Circular 7/ Appendix 2B SUPERINTENDENT MAPPING 41,029 42,510 43,744 44,966 46,202 47,441 48,647 50,185 ¹ 51,715 ² EXAMINER IN CHARGE 35,404 36,201 36,988 37,794 38,594 39,403 41,029 42,321 ¹ 43,625 ² EXAMINER OF MAPS ¹ ² MAPPING DRAUGHTSPERSON ¹ ² SENIOR ARCHITECT 60,805 64,027 67,256 70,477 73,708 77,328 80,154 ¹ 82,983 ² ARCHITECT 36,025 38,751 41,466 44,199 46,010 47,819 49,636 51,442 53,254 55,067 56,879 58,692 60,522 62,517 ¹ 64,511 ² ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT GRADE II ¹ ² SENIOR LABORATORY TECHNICIAN 46,123 48,283 50,197 52,156 54,172 56,158 58,200 60,222 62,257 LABORATORY TECHNICIAN 33,019 34,002 34,935 37,147 38,575 40,015 41,482 42,946 44,413 45,893 47,385 48,894 50,354 51,365 ¹ NIGHTWATCHMAN ¹ ²