Seirbhis Thithe an Oireachtais
Teach Laighean,  Baile Atha Cliath 2.

Houses of the Oireachtas Service
Leinster House Dublin 2.
Tel 353 1618 3000.

Mr Finian McGrath, TD Leinster House.
One Stop Shop, Leinster House, Dublin 2.
Tel: 01-618 4693/4678/4688
Fax: 01-618 4695
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Dear Deputy McGrath,

Following your election to the 31st Dáil, please find below details of the allowances which you are in receipt of; details of the Oireachtas schemes you have subscribed to; and your
attendance registered up to and including 22nd August 2011.

Travel and Accommodation Allowance (TAA)

This allowance is based on distance from your normal place of resident to Leinster House and covers the costs of travel to and from Leinster House, overnights and, for Deputies only, other travel expenses.
As a TD, based on the distance you provided, you were categorised under Travel Band Dublin with an annual allowance of €12,000

Public Representation Allowance (PRA)

This allowance is the second element of the Parliamentary Standard Allowance and is payable to all Members. Members may opt for either the certified unvouched amount of €15,000 p.a. or the fully vouched amount of €25,70O p.a. Members opting for the vouched amount must retain receipts for the full amount claimed.
As a TD you declared your option for the Unvouched option of €15,000.

Attendance:

Members are required to record their attendance at Leinster House. Members can register their attendance on each day when Leinster House is open. Attendance recording is by means of an electronic System for Recording Attendance or signing a Daily Attendance Record located in the One Stop Shop, Leinster House 2000.

I wish to confirm that your attendance up to and including 22nd August, 2011 is 101. Your required attendance is 101 for 2011.

Secretarial Allowance Options

Under this allowance Members can opt for an additional staff allocation administered by the HR Unit for Members, or a vouched or part vouched allowance option for temporary vouched employees or for contracts of service.
The Options available to Members of Dail Eireann are:

1. Staff Option
2. Vouched Allowance Option
3. Part Vouched Allowance Option

I can confirm that you option for Part Vouched Allowance under the Secretarial Allowance Option.

Voluntary Group Schemes for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas

The following group schemes are facilitated by the Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas. Members may apply to join any of these by contacting the One Stop Shop at O1 6184693 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Please see the following table which sets out the group schemes which you are a member of:

Payment of Salary and Allowances

Your Salary and Parliamentary Standard Allowance are paid to you monthly in arrears on the last Friday of each month. The Parliamentary Standard Allowance Remittance Advice Slip is issued to you on the last Friday of each month to the email address which you provided for remittance to be forward to.

With effect from the April 2011, payroll the office no longer issues hard copies of payslips or P60s. This information is now available on our salary system and can be accessed securely by Members. To access your core pay account, you enter the Oireachtas Intranet Start Page by typing the address http://oir12/. On the right hand side of the page where it says Coregay payroll system, you click into this and it will look for a user name and password. Salaries Section issued all Members with a login password and a temporary core pay password in April 2011. Members who have forgotten their password should request a new password by email from This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it supplying your full name and your computer logon name (the name you see when you login each morning).