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Number 32 of 1983
OIREACHTAS (ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS) AND MINISTERIAL, PARLIAMENTARY AND JUDICIAL OFFICES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1983
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Acts Referred to | |
1956, No. 45 | |
1961, No. 39 | |
Courts (Supplemental Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1968 | 1968, No. 21 |
Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1981 | |
1923, No. 12 | |
1938, No. 38 | |
Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1977 | |
1977, No. 28 | |
1938, No. 34 | |
Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 to 1977 | |
Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960 | 1960, No. 12 |
Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1968 | 1968, No. 22 |
Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1973 | 1973, No. 22 |
1977, No. 29 | |
1963, No. 24 | |
Number 32 of 1983
OIREACHTAS (ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS) AND MINISTERIAL, PARLIAMENTARY AND JUDICIAL OFFICES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1983
Definitions.
1.—In this Act—
“the Act of 1938” means the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act, 1938;
“the Act of 1961” means the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961;
“the Act of 1968” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1968;
“the Act of 1973” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1973;
“the Act of 1977” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary and Judicial Offices (Amendment) Act, 1977;
“the Minister” means the Minister for the Public Service.
Increase of certain allowances, salaries and other remuneration.
2.—(1) The allowance payable monthly under subsection (1) (inserted by the Act of 1973) of section 3 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938, to each member of Dáil Éireann shall, with effect from the 1st day of September, 1983, be and be deemed to have been £16,413 per annum and the allowance payable monthly to each member of Seanad Éireann under subsection (2) (inserted by the Act of 1973) of the said section 3 shall, with effect from the said 1st day of September, be and be deemed to have been £9,127 per annum.
(2) The annual sum payable by way of salary under subsection (1) (inserted by the Act of 1973) or subsection (2) (inserted by the Act of 1977) of section 3 of the Act of 1938 shall, with effect from the 1st day of September, 1983, be and be deemed to have been a sum not exceeding—
(a) in the case of the Taoiseach, £27,937,
(b) in the case of the Tánaiste, £20,585,
(c) in the case of a member of the Government, other than the Taoiseach or the Tánaiste, £18,381,
(d) in the case of a Minister of State appointed under section 1 of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1977, £10,292.
(3) The annual sum payable by way of salary under section 4 (inserted by the Act of 1973) of the Act of 1938 to the Attorney General shall, with effect from the 1st day of September, 1983, be and be deemed to have been a sum not exceeding—
(a) in case the person who holds the office is not a member of either House of the Oireachtas, £29,647,
(b) in case a member of either House of the Oireachtas holds the office, £18,381.
(4) (a) The annual sum payable by way of salary under subsection (1) (inserted by the Act of 1973) of section 5 of the Act of 1938 to the Chairman of Dáil Éireann shall, with effect from the 1st day of September, 1983, be and be deemed to have been a sum not exceeding £18,381, and the annual sum so payable under the said section 5 (1) to the Deputy Chairman of Dáil Éireann shall, with effect from the said 1st day of September, be and be deemed to have been a sum not exceeding £10,292, and
(b) the annual sum payable by way of salary under subsection (1) (inserted by the Act of 1973) of section 6 of the Act of 1938 to the Chairman of Seanad Éireann shall, with effect from the said 1st day of September, be and be deemed to have been a sum not exceeding £7,654, and the annual sum payable under the said section 6 (1) to the Deputy Chairman of Seanad Éireann shall, with effect from the said 1st day of September, be and be deemed to have been a sum not exceeding £4,345.
(5) The annual sums payable under section 9A (inserted by the Act of 1973) and section 10 (as amended by the Act of 1973) of the Act of 1938 by way of allowance for expenses, shall, with effect from the 1st day of September, 1983, be and be deemed to have been—
(a) in the case of the sum payable under subsection (1) of the said section 9A, £70,390,
(b) in the case of the sum payable under paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of the said section 9A, £49,273,
(c) in the case of the sum payable under paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of the said section 9A, £21,117,
(d) in the case of the sum payable under paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of the said section 9A, £35,195,
(e) in the case of the sum payable under paragraph (b) of the said subsection (3), £35,195, divided in the manner specified in that paragraph,
(f) in the case of the sum payable under subsection (1) of the said section 10, £175,973,
(g) in the case of the sum payable under paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of the said section 10, £139,754,
(h) in the case of the sum payable under paragraph (b) of the last-mentioned subsection (2), £69,366,
(i) in the case of the sum payable under paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of the said section 10, £87,987, and
(j) in the case of the sum payable under paragraph (b) of the last-mentioned subsection (3), £87,987, divided in the manner specified in that paragraph.
(6) The annual sums payable by way of remuneration under subsections (1), (2), (3) and (9) (which subsections were inserted by the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1968) of section 46 of the Act of 1961 to the Chief Justice and each ordinary judge of the Supreme Court, the President of the High Court and each ordinary judge of the High Court, the President of the Circuit Court and each ordinary judge of the Circuit Court and the President of the District Court and each other justice of the District Court shall—
(a) with effect from the 1st day of December, 1981, be and be deemed to have been increased by amounts equal to 2 per cent. of such sums,
(b) with effect from the 1st day of March, 1982, be and be deemed to have been increased by amounts equal to 6 per cent. of such sums as increased as aforesaid,
(c) with effect from the 1st day of October, 1982, be and be deemed to have been increased by amounts equal to 5 per cent. of such sums as increased as aforesaid, and
(d) with effect from the 1st day of September, 1983, be and be deemed to have been increased by amounts equal to 4.75 per cent. of such sums as increased as aforesaid,
and the said sums, as increased as aforesaid, are set out in the Table to this subsection.
TABLE
to the Chief Justice | £44,355 a year |
to the President of the High Court | £38,473 a year |
to each ordinary judge of the Supreme Court | £36,268 a year |
to each ordinary judge of the High Court | £32,592 a year |
to the President of the Circuit Court | £32,592 a year |
to each ordinary judge of the Circuit Court | £26,712 a year |
to the President of the District Court | £26,712 a year |
to each other justice of the District Court | £22,299 a year |
(7) (a) Whenever, on or after the passing of this Act, there is a general increase of remuneration in the Civil Service with effect from a particular day, pursuant to agreements or arrangements having effect on a general basis in the Civil Service (whether or not they also apply in relation to persons employed other than in the Civil Service)—
(i) the allowances payable under section 3 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938,
(ii) the annual sums payable under sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 9A and 10 of the Act of 1938, and
(iii) the annual sums payable by way of remuneration under section 46 of the Act of 1961,
shall be increased correspondingly with effect from that day and, accordingly, an order under section 3A (inserted by the Act of 1973) of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938, section 8A (inserted by the Act of 1973) of the Act of 1938 or section 46 (as amended by the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1968 and the Act of 1977) of the Act of 1961 shall not apply in relation to any such increases.
(b) In this subsection “Civil Service” has the meaning assigned to it by the Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956.
Payments to persons who are members of Dáil Éireann on date of a dissolution of Dáil Éireann.
3.—A person who is a member of Dáil Éireann on a day on which Dáil Éireann is dissolved shall, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, be paid an amount equal to one-eighteenth of the yearly amount of the allowance payable under section 2 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938 (such yearly amount being calculated by reference to the rate of such allowance on that day).
Amendment of section 6A of Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938.
4.—(1) Section 6A (inserted by the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960) of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938, is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (4) (inserted by the Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1963) of the following subsections:
“(4) The Minister may make a scheme amending or revoking a scheme under this section (including a scheme under this subsection).
(4A) Every scheme made under subsection (4) of this section shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made and, if a resolution annulling the scheme is passed by either such House within the next twenty-one days on which that House has sat after the scheme is laid before it, the scheme shall be annulled accordingly, but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.”.
(2) The references in the said section 6A to pensions for members of the Oireachtas shall be construed as references to pensions, gratuities and other allowances on death or on ceasing otherwise to hold office as members of the Oireachtas for or in respect of such members and the reference in subsection (3) of that section to that section shall be construed as a reference to subsection (2) of that section.
Pensions to former Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen of Seanad Éireann.
5.—(1) Section 13 of the Act of 1938 is hereby amended, as respects any person who ceases after the passing of this Act to hold a qualifying office (within the meaning of the Act of 1938), by—
(a) the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “secretarial office”:
“‘secretarial office’ means any office which is one of the following:
(a) the office of Deputy Chairman of Dáil Éireann;
(b) the office of Minister of State;
(c) the office of Chairman of Seanad Éireann;
(d) the office of Deputy Chairman of Seanad Éireann;”,
and
(b) the deletion of “, the office of Minister of State” in the definition of “qualifying office” (inserted by the Act of 1977).
(2) In determining the rate of pension under subsection (3) (inserted by the Act of 1968) of section 16 of the Act of 1938 payable to a person who ceases to hold a qualifying office and to whom that section applies by virtue of subsection (1) of this section, the references in the said subsection (3) to the annual sum payable by way of salary to a Parliamentary Secretary shall be construed as references to the annual sum payable by way of salary to the person immediately before such cesser as the holder of that qualifying office.
Amendment of section 3A of Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938, and section 8A of Act of 1938.
6.—(1) Section 3A (inserted by the Act of 1973) of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938, is hereby amended by the insertion in subsection (1) after “increase” of “or decrease” and the said subsection, as so amended, is set out in the Table to this subsection.
TABLE
(1) The Government may, whenever they so think fit, by order increase or decrease either or both of the following, namely, the allowance to each member of Dáil Éireann and the allowance to each member of Seanad Éireann, payable under section 3 of this Act.
(2) Section 8A (inserted by the Act of 1973) of the Act of 1938 is hereby amended by the insertion in subsection (1) after “increase” of “or decrease” and so much of the said subsection as precedes paragraph (a) thereof, as so amended, is set out in the Table to this subsection.
TABLE
(1) The Government may, whenever they so think fit, by order increase or decrease all or any one or more of the following, namely,
Amendment of section 16 of Act of 1938.
7.—Where, in relation to a person who ceases or ceased to hold ministerial office on or after the 1st day of January, 1978—
(a) the pensionable service (which expression has in this section the same meaning as in the Act of 1938) of the person by reference to his period of ministerial office is or was less than 3 years, and
(b) the pensionable service of the person includes pensionable service by reference to a period of secretarial office (within the meaning of the Act of 1938) other than as a Minister of State,
any pension to which the person is entitled under section 16 of the Act of 1938 shall be calculated by reference to the salary that, in the opinion of the Minister, would have been payable to him if he had held the office of Minister of State throughout the period during which he held such a secretarial office as aforesaid and shall not be calculated by reference to the salary payable to him as the holder of such a secretarial office as aforesaid.
Laying of certain orders before Houses of Oireachtas.
8.—(a) Every order made under section 3A (inserted by the Act of 1973) of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938, or section 8A (inserted by the Act of 1973) of the Act of 1938 shall be laid before Dáil Éireann as soon as may be after it is made and, if a resolution annulling the order is passed by Dáil Éireann within the next twenty-one days on which Dáil Éireann has sat after the order is laid before it, the order shall be annulled accordingly, but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.
(b) Every order made under subsection (9) (inserted by the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1968) of section 46 of the Act of 1961 shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made.
Repeals and consequential provision.
9.—(1) The following provisions are hereby repealed:
(a) the words “for enabling the scheme to be wound up by resolution passed by each House of the Oireachtas and” in subsection (5) (inserted by the Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1963) of section 6A (inserted by the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960) of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938,
(b) subsection (3) (inserted by the Act of 1977) of section 8A (inserted by the Act of 1973) and (as respects persons ceasing, after the passing of this Act, to hold the particular qualifying office referred to in section 15 of the Act of 1938) subsection (5) (inserted by the Act of 1973) of section 13 and the said section 15 of the Act of 1938,
(c) subsection (3) (inserted by the Act of 1977) of section 3A (inserted by the Act of 1973) of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938, and
(d) paragraph (c) (inserted by the Act of 1977) of subsection (9) (inserted by the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1968) of section 46 of the Act of 1961.
(2) Where—
(a) a pension under the Act of 1938 becomes payable to or in respect of a person, and
(b) the pensionable service in respect of which the pension is payable includes pensionable service in respect of which the person was paid a gratuity under section 15 (repealed by this section) of the Act of 1938,
no payment of such pension shall be made until an amount equal to the amount of the gratuity has been paid to the Minister; and the Minister shall cause any such amount paid to him to be paid into the Central Fund.
Short title and collective citation.
10.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary and Judicial Offices (Amendment) Act, 1983.
(2) The Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 to 1977, and this Act, in so far as it amends those Acts, may be cited together as the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 to 1983.
(3) The Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1977, and this Act, in so far as it amends those Acts, may be cited together as the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1983.
(4) The Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1981, and this Act, in so far as it amends those Acts, may be cited together as the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1983.
Uimhir 32 de 1983
AN tACHT UM AN OIREACHTAS (LIÚNTAIS DO CHOMHALTAÍ) AGUS OIFIGÍ AIREACHTA, PARLAIMINTE AGUS BREITHIÚ-NACHA (LEASÚ), 1983
[An tiontú oifigiúil]
Mínithe.
1.—San Acht seo—
ciallaíonn “Acht 1938” an tAcht um Oifigí Aireachta agus Páirliminte, 1938;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1961” Acht na gCúirteanna (Forálacha Forlíontacha), 1961;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1968” an tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1968;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1973” an tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1973;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1977” an tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta, Parlaiminte agus Breithiúnacha (Leasú), 1977;
ciallaíonn “an tAire” Aire na Seirbhíse Poiblí.
Méadú ar liúntais áirithe, ar thuarastail agus ar luach saothair eile.
2.—(1) An liúntas is iníoctha go míosúil faoi fho-alt (1) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1973) d'alt 3 d'Acht an Oireachtais (Liúntaisí do Chomhaltaí), 1938, le gach comhalta de Dháil Éireann, is é a bheidh ann agus measfar gurbh é a bhí ann, le héifeacht ón 1ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1983, £16,413 sa bhliain agus an liúntas is iníoctha go míosúil le gach comhalta de Sheanad Éireann faoi fho-alt (2) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1973) den alt sin 3, is é a bheidh ann agus measfar gurbh é a bhí ann, le héifeacht ón 1ú lá sin de Mheán Fómhair, £9,127 sa bhliain.
(2) An tsuim bhliantúil is iníoctha de thuarastal faoi fho-alt (1) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1973) nó faoi fho-alt (2) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1977) d'alt 3 d'Acht 1938, is é a bheidh inti agus measfar gurbh é a bhí inti, le héifeacht ón 1ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1983, suim nach mó ná—
(a) i gcás an Taoisigh, £27,937,
(b) i gcás an Tánaiste, £20,585,
(c) i gcás comhalta den Rialtas, seachas an Taoiseach nó an Tánaiste, £18,381,
(d) i gcás Aire Stáit arna cheapadh faoi alt 1 den Acht Airí agus Rúnaithe (Leasú) (Uimh. 2), 1977, £10,292.
(3) An tsuim bhliantúil is iníoctha de thuarastal faoi alt 4 (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1973) d'Acht 1938 leis an Ard-Aighne, is é a bheidh inti agus measfar gurbh é a bhí inti, le héifeacht ón 1ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1983, suim nach mó ná—
(a) i gcás nach comhalta de cheachtar Teach den Oireachtas an duine a bheidh i seilbh na hoifige, £29,647,
(b) i gcás gur comhalta de cheachtar Teach den Oireachtas a bheidh i seilbh na hoifige, £18,381.
(4) (a) An tsuim bhliantúil is iníoctha de thuarastal faoi fho-alt (1) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1973) d'alt 5 d'Acht 1938 le Cathaoirleach Dháil Éireann, is é a bheidh inti agus measfar gurbh é a bhí inti, le héifeacht ón 1ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1983, suim nach mó ná £18,381 agus an tsuim bhliantúil is iníoctha amhlaidh faoin alt sin 5 (1) le Leas-Chathaoirleach Dháil Éireann, is é a bheidh inti agus measfar gurbh é a bhí inti, le héifeacht ón 1ú lá sin de Mheán Fómhair, suim nach mó ná £10,292, agus
(b) an tsuim bhliantúil is iníoctha de thuarastal faoi fho-alt (1) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1973) d'alt 6 d'Acht 1938 le Cathaoirleach Sheanad Éireann, is é a bheidh inti, agus measfar gurbh é a bhí inti, le héifeacht ón 1ú lá sin de Mheán Fómhair, suim nach mó ná £7,654 agus an tsuim bhliantúil is iníoctha faoin alt sin 6 (1) le Leas-Chathaoirleach Sheanad Éireann, is é a bheidh inti agus measfar gurbh é a bhí inti, le héifeacht ón 1ú lá sin de Mheán Fómhair, suim nach mó ná £4,345.
(5) Na suimeanna bliantúla is iníoctha faoi alt 9A (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1973) agus faoi alt 10 (arna leasú le hAcht 1973) d'Acht 1938 de liúntas in aghaidh costas, is é a bheidh iontu agus measfar gurbh é a bhí iontu, le héifeacht ón 1ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1983—
(a) i gcás na suime is iníoctha faoi fho-alt (1) den alt sin 9A, £70,390,
(b) i gcás na suime is iníoctha faoi mhír (a) d'fho-alt (2) den alt sin 9A, £49,273,
(c) i gcás na suime is iníoctha faoi mhír (b) d'fho-alt (2) den alt sin 9A, £21,117,
(d) i gcás na suime is iníoctha faoi mhír (a) d'fho-alt (3) den alt sin 9A, £35,195,
(e) i gcás na suime is iníoctha faoi mhír (b) den fho-alt sin (3), £35,195, arna roinnt sa tslí a shonraítear sa mhír sin,
(f) i gcás na suime is iníoctha faoi fho-alt (1) den alt sin 10, £175,973,
(g) i gcás na suime is iníoctha faoi mhír (a) d'fho-alt (2) den alt sin 10, £139,754,
(h) i gcás na suime is iníoctha faoi mhír (b) den fho-alt (2) is deireanaí a luaitear, £69,366,
(i) i gcás na suime is iníoctha faoi mhír (a) d'fho-alt (3) den alt sin 10, £87,987, agus
(j) i gcás na suime is iníoctha faoi mhír (b) den fho-alt sin (3) is deireanaí a luaitear, £87,987, arna roinnt sa tslí a shonraítear sa mhír sin.
(6) Na suimeanna bliantúla is iníoctha de luach saothair faoi fho-ailt (1), (2), (3) agus (9) (is fo-ailt a cuireadh isteach le hAcht na gCúirteanna (Forálacha Forlíontacha) (Leasú) (Uimh. 2), 1968) d'alt 46 d'Acht 1961 leis an bPríomh-Bhreitheamh agus le gach gnáthbhreitheamh den Chúirt Uachtarach, le hUachtarán na hArd-Chúirte agus le gach gnáthbhreitheamh den Ard-Chúirt, le hUachtarán na Cúirte Cuarda agus le gach gnáthbhreitheamh den Chúirt Chuarda agus le hUachtarán na Cúirte Dúiche agus le gach breitheamh eile den Chúirt Dúiche—
(a) beidh siad, agus measfar go raibh siad, le héifeacht ón 1ú lá de Nollaig, 1981, arna méadú de mhéideanna is ionann agus 2 faoin gcéad de na suimeanna sin,
(b) beidh siad, agus measfar go raibh siad, le héifeacht ón 1ú lá de Mhárta, 1982, arna méadú de mhéideanna is ionann agus 6 faoin gcéad de na suimeanna sin arna méadú mar a dúradh,
(c) beidh siad, agus measfar go raibh siad, le héifeacht ón 1ú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1982, arna méadú de mhéideanna is ionann agus 5 faoin gcéad de na suimeanna sin arna méadú mar a dúradh, agus
(d) beidh siad, agus measfar go raibh siad, le héifeacht ón 1ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, 1983, arna méadú de mhéideanna is ionann agus 4.75 faoin gcéad de na suimeanna sin arna méadú mar a dúradh,
agus tá na suimeanna sin, arna méadú mar a dúradh, leagtha amach sa Tábla a ghabhann leis an bhfo-alt seo.
AN TÁBLA | |
leis an bPríomh-Bhreitheamh ... ... | £44,355 sa bhliain |
le hUachtarán an hArd-Chúirte ... ... | £38,473 sa bhliain |
le gach gnáthbhreitheamh den Chúirt Uachtarach ... ... ... ... | £36,268 sa bhliain |
le gach gnáthbhreitheamh den Ard-Chúirt | £32,592 sa bhliain |
le hUachtarán na Cúirte Cuarda ... ... | £32,592 sa bhliain |
le gach gnáthbhreitheamh den Chúirt Chuarda ... ... ... ... ... | £26,712 sa bhliain |
le hUachtarán na Cúirte Dúiche ... ... | £26,712 sa bhliain |
le gach breitheamh eile den Chúirt Dúiche | £22,299 sa bhliain |
(7) (a) Má bhíonn, ar dháta an Achta seo a rith nó dá éis, ardú ginearálta ar luach saothair sa Státseirbhís le héifeacht ó lá áirithe, de bhun comhaontuithe nó socruithe a mbeidh éifeacht leo ar bhonn ginearálta sa Státseirbhís (cibé acu a bheidh nó nach mbeidh feidhm acu freisin i ndáil le daoine atá fostaithe seachas sa Státseirbhís), déanfar—
(i) na liúntais is iníoctha faoi alt 3 d'Acht an Oireachtais (Liúntaisí do Chomhaltaí), 1938,
(ii) na suimeanna bliantúla is iníoctha faoi ailt 3, 4, 5, 6, 9A agus 10 d'Acht 1938, agus
(iii) na suimeanna bliantúla is iníoctha de luach saothair faoi alt 46 d'Acht 1961,
a mhéadú dá réir sin le héifeacht ón lá sin agus, uime sin, ní bheidh feidhm i ndáil le haon mhéaduithe den sórt sin ag aon ordú faoi alt 3A (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1973) d'Acht an Oireachtais (Liúntaisí do Chomhaltaí), 1938, ag alt 8A (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1973) d'Acht 1938 ná ag alt 46 (arna leasú le hAcht na gCúirteanna (Forálacha Forlíontacha) (Leasú) (Uimh. 2), 1968, agus le hAcht 1977) d'Acht 1961.
(b) San fho-alt seo tá le “Státseirbhís” an bhrí a shanntar dó le hAcht Choimisinéirí na Stát-Sheirbhíse, 1956.
Íocaíochtaí le daoine is comhaltaí de Dháil Éireann ar dháta díscaoilte Dháil Éireann.
3.—Duine is comhalta de Dháil Éireann ar lá ar a ndíscaoilfear Dáil Éireann íocfar leis as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachtas méid is ionann agus aon ochtdéagú de mhéid bliantúil an liúntais is iníoctha faoi alt 2 d'Acht an Oireachtais (Liúntaisí do Chomhaltaí), 1938 (agus an méid bliantúil sin a ríomh faoi threoir ráta an liúntais sin an lá sin).
Leasú ar alt 6A d'Acht an Oireachtais (Liúntaisí do Chomhaltaí), 1938.
4.—(1) Déantar leis seo alt 6A (a cuireadh isteach leis an Acht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1960) d'Acht an Oireachtais (Liúntaisí do Chomhaltaí), 1938, a leasú trí na fo-ailt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-alt (4) (a cuireadh isteach leis an Acht Aoisliúntas agus Pinsean, 1963):
“(4) Féadfaidh an tAire scéim a dhéanamh a leasóidh nó a chúlghairfidh scéim faoin alt seo (lena n-áirítear scéim faoin bhfo-alt seo).
(4A) Gach scéim a dhéanfar faoi fho-alt (4) den alt seo leagfar í faoi bhráid gach Tí den Oireachtas a luaithe is féidir tar éis a déanta agus, má dhéanann ceachtar Teach acu sin laistigh den lá is fiche a shuífidh an Teach sin tar éis an scéim a leagan faoina bhráid rún a rith ag neamhniú na scéime, beidh an scéim ar neamhní dá réir sin, ach sin gan dochar do bhailíocht aon ní a rinneadh roimhe sin faoin scéim.”.
(2) Déanfar na tagairtí san alt sin 6A do phinsin do chomhaltaí den Oireachtas a fhorléiriú mar thagairtí do phinsin, d'aiscí agus do liúntais eile ar bhás nó ar scor ar shlí eile de bheith i seilbh oifige mar chomhaltaí den Oireachtas do na comhaltaí sin nó ina leith, agus déanfar an tagairt don alt sin i bhfo-alt (3) den alt sin a fhorléiriú mar thagairt d'fho-alt (2) den alt sin.
Pinsin d'Iar-Chathaoirligh agus d'Iar-Leaschathaoirligh Sheanad Éireann.
5.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 13 d'Acht 1938, maidir le haon duine a scoirfidh, tar éis dáta an Achta seo a rith, de bheith i seilbh oifige cáilithí (de réir bhrí Acht 1938)—
(a) tríd an míniú seo a leanas a chur in ionad an mhínithe ar “oifig rúnaíochta”:
“ciallaíonn ‘oifig rúnaíochta’ aon oifig is oifig díobh seo a leanas:
(a) oifig Leas-Chathaoirleach Dháil Éireann;
(b) oifig Aire Stáit;
(c) oifig Chathaoirleach Sheanad Éireann;
(d) oifig Leas-Chathaoirleach Sheanad Éireann;”,
agus
(a) trí “nó oifig Aire Stáit” a scriosadh sa mhíniú ar “oifig cháilitheach” (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1977).
(2) Le linn an ráta pinsin faoi fho-alt (3) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1968) d'alt 16 d'Acht 1938 is iníoctha le duine a scoireann d'oifig cháilitheach a shealbhú agus lena mbaineann an t-alt sin de bhua fho-alt (1) den alt seo, a bheith á chinneadh, déanfar na tagairtí san fho-alt sin (3) don tsuim bhliantúil is iníoctha de thuarastal le Rúnaí Parlaiminte a fhorléiriú mar thagairtí don tsuim bhliantúil is iníochta de thuarastal leis an duine díreach roimh an scor sin mar shealbhóir na hoifige cáilithí sin.
Leasú ar alt 3A d'Acht an Oireachtais (Liúntaisí do Chomhaltaí), 1938, agus ar alt 8A d'Acht 1938.
6.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 3A (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1973) d'Acht an Oireachtais (Liúntaisí do Chomhaltaí), 1938, trí “nó a laghdú” a chur isteach i bhfo-alt (1) i ndiaidh “a mhéadú” agus tá an fo-alt sin, arna leasú amhlaidh, leagtha amach sa Tábla a ghabhann leis an bhfo-alt seo.
AN TÁBLA |
(1) Féadfaidh an Rialtas, aon uair is cuí leo é, ceann de na nithe seo nó an dá cheann acu a mhéadú nó a laghdú le hordú, is é sin, an liúntas do gach comhalta de Dháil Éireann agus an liúntas do gach comhalta de Sheanad Éireann, is iníoctha faoi alt 3 den Acht seo. |
(2) Leasaítear leis seo alt 8A (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1973) d'Acht 1938 trí “nó a laghdú” a chur isteach i bhfo-alt (1) i ndiaidh “a mhéadú” agus tá an méid sin den fho-alt sin a thagann roimh mhír (a) de, arna leasú amhlaidh, leagtha amach sa Tábla a ghabhann leis an bhfo-alt seo.
AN TÁBLA |
(1) Féadfaidh an Rialtas, aon uair is cuí leo é, na nithe seo a leanas go léir nó aon cheann acu nó níos mó, a mhéadú nó a laghdú le hordú, is é sin, |
Leasú ar alt 16 d'Acht 1938.
7.—Más rud é, i ndáil le duine a scoirfidh nó a scoir de bheith i seilbh oifige aireachta an 1ú lá d'Eanáir, 1978, nó aon lá dá éis—
(a) gur tréimhse is lú nó ba lú ná 3 bliana tréimhse seirbhíse inphinsin (abairt a bhfuil an bhrí chéanna léi san alt seo is atá in Acht 1938) an duine faoi threoir a thréimhse oifige aireachta, agus
(b) go n-áirítear i seirbhís inphinsin an duine seirbhís inphinsin faoi threoir thréimhse oifige rúnaíochta (de réir bhrí Acht 1938) seachas mar Aire Stáit,
déanfar aon phinsean a mbeidh an duine ina theideal faoi alt 16 d'Acht 1938 a ríomh faoi threoir an tuarastail a bheadh, i dtuairim an Aire, iníoctha leis dá mbeadh sé i seilbh oifig Aire Stáit i gcaitheamh na tréimhse a raibh sé i seilbh na hoifige rúnaíochta sin amhail mar a dúradh agus ní dhéanfar é a ríomh faoi threoir an tuarastail ab iníoctha leis mar shealbhóir ar an oifig rúnaíochta sin amhail mar a dúradh.
Orduithe áirithe a chur faoi bhráid Thithe an Oireachtais.
8.—(a) Gach ordú a dhéanfar faoi alt 3A (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1973) d'Acht an Oireachtais (Liúntaisí do Chomhaltaí), 1938, nó faoi alt 8A (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1973) d'Acht 1938, leagfar é faoi bhráid Dháil Éireann a luaithe is féidir tar éis a dhéanta agus, má dhéanann Dáil Éireann, laistigh den lá is fiche a shuífidh Dáil Éireann tar éis an t-ordú a leagan faoina bráid, rún a rith ag neamhniú an ordaithe, beidh an t-ordú ar neamhní dá réir sin, ach sin gan dochar do bhailíocht aon ní a rinneadh roimhe sin faoin ordú.
(b) Gach ordú a dhéanfar faoi fho-alt (9) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht na gCúirteanna (Forálacha Forlíontacha) (Leasú) (Uimh. 2), 1968) d'alt 46 d'Acht 1961, leagfar é faoi bhráid gach Tí den Oireachtas a luaithe is féidir tar éis a dhéanta.
Aisghairm agus foráil iarmhartach.
9.—(1) Aisghairtear leis seo na forálacha seo a leanas:
(a) na focail “chun go bhféadfar an scéim a fhoirceannadh le rún a rithfidh gach Teach den Oireachtas agus” i bhfo-alt (5) (a cuireadh isteach leis an Acht Aoisliúntas agus Pinsean, 1963) d'alt 6A (a cuireadh isteach leis an Acht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1960) d'Acht an Oireachtais (Liúntaisí do Chomhaltaí), 1938,
(b) fo-alt (3) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1977) d'alt 8A (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1973) agus (maidir le daoine a scoirfidh, tar éis dáta an Achta seo a rith, de bheith i seilbh na hoifige cáilithí dá dtagraítear in alt 15 d'Acht 1938) fo-alt (5) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1973) d'alt 13 agus an t-alt sin 15 d'Acht 1938,
(c) fo-alt (3) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1977) d'alt 3A (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1973) d'Acht an Oireachtais (Liúntaisí do Chomhaltaí), 1938, agus
(d) mír (c) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1977) d'fho-alt (9) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht na gCúirteanna (Forálacha Forlíontacha) (Leasú) (Uimh. 2), 1968) d'alt 46 d'Acht 1961.
(2) Más rud é—
(a) go dtiocfaidh pinsean faoi Acht 1938 chun bheith iníoctha le duine nó i leith duine, agus
(b) go n-áirítear sa tseirbhís inphinsin, ar ina leith is iníoctha an pinsean, seirbhís inphinsin ar ina leith a íocadh aisce leis an duine faoi alt 15 (a aisghairtear leis an alt seo) d'Acht 1938,
ní íocfar an pinsean sin go dtí go n-íocfar leis an Aire méid is ionann agus méid na haisce; agus cuirfidh an tAire faoi deara aon mhéid den sórt sin a bheidh íoctha leis a íoc isteach sa Phríomh-Chiste.
Gearrtheideal agus comhlua.
10.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta, Parlaiminte agus Breithiúnacha (Leasú), 1983, a ghairm den Acht seo.
(2) Féadfar na hAchtanna um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí), 1938 go 1983, a ghairm, le chéile, de na hAchtanna um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí), 1938 go 1977, agus den Acht seo, a mhéid a leasaíonn sé na hAchtanna sin.
(3) Féadfar na hAchtanna um Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte, 1938 go 1983, a ghairm, le chéile, de na hAchtanna um Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte, 1938 go 1977, agus den Acht seo, a mhéid a leasaíonn sé na hAchtanna sin.
(4) Féadfar Achtanna na gCúirteanna (Forálacha Forlíontacha), 1961 go 1983, a ghairm, le chéile, d'Achtanna na gCúirteanna (Forálacha Forlíontacha), 1961 go 1981, agus den Acht seo, a mhéid a leasaíonn sé na hAchtanna sin.
Na hAchtanna dá dTagraítear | |
Acht na gCúirteanna (Forálacha Forlíontacha) (Leasú) (Uimh. 2), 1968 | |
Achtanna na gCúirteanna (Forálacha Forlíontacha), 1961 go 1981 | |
Na hAchtanna um Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte, 1938 go 1977 | |
Na hAchtanna um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí), 1938 go 1977 | |
An tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1960 | |
An tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1968 | |
An tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1973 | |