S.I. No. 401/2016 - Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 (Judicial Remuneration) (Section 46(9A)) Order 2016.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 26th July, 2016.

The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by subsection (9A) of section 46 of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 (No. 39 of 1961), and having had regard to the matter specified in paragraph (b) of that subsection, hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 (Judicial Remuneration) (Section 46(9A)) Order 2016.

2. This Order comes into operation on 1 January 2017.

3. This Order applies to a judge whose appointment to the judicial office concerned occurred on or after the commencement of section 10 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 39 of 2011).

4. The annual sum payable by way of remuneration to a judge holding a judicial office specified in column (1) of the Schedule in respect of whom not more than 1 year has elapsed since his or her appointment to that office is the sum specified in column (2) of that Schedule opposite the judicial office specified in column (1).

5. The annual sum payable by way of remuneration to a judge holding a judicial office specified in column (1) of the Schedule in respect of whom more than 1 year but not more than 2 years have elapsed since his or her appointment to that office is the sum specified in column (3) of that Schedule opposite the judicial office specified in column (1).

6. The annual sum payable by way of remuneration to a judge holding a judicial office specified in column (1) of the Schedule in respect of whom more than 2 years have elapsed since his or her appointment to that office is the sum specified in column (4) of that Schedule opposite the judicial office specified in column (1).

SCHEDULE

Judicial Office	Not more than 1 year	More than 1 year and not more than 2 years	More than 2 years
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
The Chief Justice	€209,088	€220,407	€231,726
The President of the Court of Appeal	€200,000	€211,000	€222,000
The President of the High Court	€194,535	€205,046	€215,556
An ordinary judge of the Supreme Court	€182,895	€192,759	€202,622
An ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal	€177,803	€187,397	€196,990
The President of the Circuit Court	€177,075	€186,615	€196,155
An ordinary judge of the High Court	€172,710	€182,008	€191,306
The President of the District Court	€135,992	€143,378	€150,763
An ordinary judge of the Circuit Court or a specialist judge of the Circuit Court	€131,373	€138,530	€145,686
An ordinary judge of the District Court	€114,771	€121,003	€127,234

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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government,

19 July 2016.

ENDA KENNY,

Taoiseach.