The Government is proposing to create more officeholders in the form of Ministers of State - the so-called junior Ministers. Does that mean that the next time when we see the population increase we are going to have 30 junior Ministers and maybe seven super junior Ministers? Ministers of State who attend Cabinet, the so-called super juniors, are entitled to a further salary top-up of €13,145, and that adds up to a basic salary of €172,670 for super junior Ministers.
It is the highest number of Ministers, junior Ministers and super-duper junior Ministers and the highest percentage there has ever been. While it is beneficial to have Ministers, it would be greatly appreciated if these Ministers realised they were Ministers for the State and not Ministers for their own constituencies. In Italy, there are 20 ministers and 30 junior ministers, servicing a population of 59 million.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Mary Butler and Emer Currie; Níl, Deputies Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Ged Nash.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Carried | 92–72 |
| Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." | Carried | 91–73 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 90–74 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 91–73 |
| Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." | Carried | 91–73 |
| Question put: | Carried | 91–71 |
| Question put: | Carried | 92–72 |
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