Office of Public Works

Tuesday, 11 June 2024

Questions (214)

Alan Kelly

Question:

214. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the estimated full-year cost to recruit two additional full-time executive chefs and two additional full-time head chefs for the OPW; and the civil service grades in which these posts are filled by, in tabular form. [24878/24]

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Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform

The salary for an executive head chef is currently €63,146.20

Grade	Total Cost
2 x Executive Head Chef	€126,292.40*

*Employer PRSI cost of €12,922.19 not included

The salary for a head chef is currently €44,600.92

Grade	Total Cost
2 x Head Chef	€89,201.84*

*Employer PRSI cost of €8824.03 not included

The salary for a chef in OPW is currently €40,797.64

Grade	Total Cost
2 x Chef	€81,595.28*

*Employer PRSI cost of €7983.51 not included

The chef, head chef and executive head chef roles are not general service civil service grades, they are state industrial grades.