S.I. No. 41/1961 - Garda Síochána Pay and Allowances Order, 1961.

I, OSCAR TRAYNOR, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 12 of the Police Forces Amalgamation Act, 1925 (No. 7 of 1925), and section 1 of the Garda Síochána Act, 1958 (No. 14 of 1958), with the sanction of the Minister for Finance and after due compliance with subsection (2) of the said section 12, hereby order as follows :

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Garda Síochána Pay and Allowances Order, 1961.

(2) The Garda Síochána Allowances Orders, 1947 to 1958, and this Order so far as it relates to the revocation of provisions contained in those Orders may be cited together as the Garda Síochána Allowances Orders, 1947 to 1961.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.

3. The Garda Síochána Pay (No. 2) Order, 1958 ( S.I. No. 156 of 1958 ), shall, from the 21st day of December, 1960, have effect as if—

(i) the rates and scales contained in the Schedule to this Order were substituted for the rates and scales contained in Article 4,

(ii) the following paragraph were inserted after paragraph (c) of Article 12 :

" (d) in respect of each member of the Force for whom, or (in the case of a member who is married) for whose family, suitable official quarters are available, to deductions in respect of such quarters at the following rates :

	£
Commissioner	124 per annum
Deputy Commissioners	104 " "
Assistant Commissioners	104 " "
Surgeon	104 " "
Chief Superintendents	88 " "
Superintendents	88 " "
Inspectors	64 " "
Station Sergeants, Sergeants and Guards	1 per week

In exceptional circumstances the sum deducted in respect of official quarters may be restored, in whole or in part, if the Minister, with the sanction (which may be general or particular) of the Minister for Finance, is satisfied that the circumstances so warrant."

4. The following provisions are hereby revoked with effect from the 21st day of December, 1960 :

(a) Paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of Article 4 of the Garda Síochána Allowances (Consolidation) Order, 1947 ( S. R. & O. No. 167 of 1947 ), the words "in addition to the allowance payable under paragraph (1) of this Article " in paragraph (4) of that Article and the words " and his rent allowance, if any " in Article 6 of that Order,

(b) Article 4 of the Garda Síochána Allowances Order, 1950 ( S.I. No. 174 of 1950 ), and the second sentence in Article 5 of that Order,

(d) Articles 4 and 5 of the Garda Síochána Allowances Order, 1955 ( S.I. No. 271 of 1955 ),

(e) the Garda Síochána Pay (No. 2) Order, 1959 ( S.I. No. 146 of 1959 ),

(f) the Garda Síochána Pay (No. 2) Order, 1960 ( S.I. No. 264 of 1960 ),

(g) paragraph (1) of Article 3 of the Garda Síochána Pay Order, 1960 ( S.I. No. 102 of 1960 ).

SCHEDULE

	£
The Commissioner	2,905 per annum
Deputy Commissioners	2,255 " "
Assistant Commissioners	2,005 " "
Surgeon :
On appointment	1,855 " "
After one year from appointment	1,930 " "
" two years " "	2,005 " "
" three" " "	2,080 " "
Chief Superintendents :
On appointment	1,440 " "
After one year from appointment	1,515 " "
" two years " "	1,590 " "
"three " " "	1,665 " "
" four " " "	1,740 " "

		£
Superintendents:
On appointment		1,000 per annum
After one year from appointment		1,060 " "
" two years " "		1,120 " "
" three " " "		1,180 " "
" four " " "		1,240 " "
" five " " "		1,300 " "
" six " " "		1,364 " "
Inspectors:
On appointment		812 " "
After one year from appointment		836 " "
" two years " "		860 " "
" three " " "		885 " "
" four " " "		910 " "
Station Sergeants:	£	s. d.
On appointment	14	5 6	per week
After one year from appointment	14	110	" "
" two years " "	14	166	" "
Sergeants—Men:
On appointment	13	0 0	" "
After one year from appointment	13	5 0	" "
" two years " "	13	10 0	" "
" three " " "	13	15 0	" "
" four " " "	14	0 0	" "
Sergeants—Women:
On appointment	11	4 9	" "
After one year from appointment	11	9 0	" "
" two years " "	11	13 3	" "
" three " " "	11	17 6	" "
" four " " "	12	1 9	" "
Guards—Men:
On appointment and during period of training	8	15 0	" "
On completion of period training	9	19 0	" "
After one year from completion of period of training		1040	" "
" two years from completion of period of training	10	9 0	" "
" three years from completion of period of training	10	14 0	" "
" four years from completion of period of training	10	19 0	" "
" five years from completion of period of training	11	4 0	" "
" six years from completion of period of training	11	9 0	" "
" seven years from completion of period of training	11	14 0	" "
" eight years from completion of period of training	11	19 0	" "
" nine years from completion of period of training	12	4 0	" "
" ten years from completion of period of training	12	9 0	" "
Guards—Women:
On appointment and during period of training	7	12 6	" "
On completion of period training	8	13 0	" "
After one year from completion of period of training	8	17 3	" "
" two years from completion of period of training	9	1 6	" "
" three years from completion of period of training	9	5 9	" "
after four years from completion of period of training	9	10 0	per week
"five years from completion of period of training	9	14 3	" "
"six years from completion of period of training	9	18 6	" "
"seven years from completion of period of training	10	2 9	" "
"eight years from completion of period of training	10	7 0	" "
"nine years from completion of period of training	10	11 3	" "
"ten years from completion of period of training	10	16 0	" "

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 28th day of February, 1961.

OSCAR TRAYNOR,

Minister for Justice.

The Minister for Finance hereby sanctions the foregoing Order.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 28th day of February, 1961.

SÉAMAS Ó RIAIN

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order provides for new rates of pay for members of the Garda Síochána consequent on the abolition of Rent Allowance and the inclusion of an element in lieu thereof in Garda pay.