Northern Ireland Assembly - Members' Salaries & Allowances 2005-2006

MEMBERS' SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES 2005-2006

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Member	Constituency	Salary	Office Holder Allowance	Total Salary	Office Costs Allowance	Other Allowances	Travel Allowance	Subsistence	Other Travel	Total Allowances
Adams, Gerry	West Belfast	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£48,000.00
Armstrong, Billy	Mid Ulster	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,970.41	£5,660.63	£7,072.27	£0.00	£0.00	£60,703.31
Attwood, Alex	West Belfast	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£5,795.28	£0.00	£451.51	£54,246.79
Beare, Norah	Lagan Valley	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£44,199.16	£0.00	£4,288.87	£0.00	£0.00	£48,488.03
Beggs, Roy	East Antrim	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£2,512.69	£0.00	£0.00	£50,512.69
Bell, Billy	Lagan Valley	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,983.38	£72.00	£6,838.67	£0.00	£0.00	£54,894.05
Bell, Eileen	North Down	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£43,340.65	£1,221.95	£3,042.08	£0.00	£62.00	£47,666.68
Berry, Paul	Newry and Armagh	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£39,256.94	£683.87	£4,378.04	£0.00	£0.00	£44,318.85
Birnie, Esmond	South Belfast	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£46,647.98	£3,120.00	£1,457.99	£0.00	£10.00	£51,235.97
Bradley, Dominic	Newry and Armagh	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£1,253.87	£5,900.15	£0.00	£0.00	£55,154.02
Bradley, Mary	Foyle	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,604.44	£0.00	£9,033.99	£0.00	£125.70	£56,764.13
Bradley, PJ	South Down	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£324.00	£4,892.65	£0.00	£0.00	£53,216.65
Brolly, Francie	East Londonderry	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,976.81	£0.00	£7,258.73	£0.00	£0.00	£55,235.54
Buchanan, Thomas	West Tyrone	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£44,130.19	£1,200.00	£6,955.18	£0.00	£0.00	£52,285.37
Burns, Thomas	South Antrim	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,999.90	£2,466.67	£7,223.59	£0.00	£0.00	£57,690.16
Burnside, David	South Antrim	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,994.95	£219.60	£2,670.36	£0.00	£0.00	£50,884.91
Campbell, Gregory	East Londonderry	£10,606.00	£0.00	£10,606.00	£46,936.21	£0.00	£9,185.07	£0.00	£0.00	£56,121.28
Clarke, Willie	South Down	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£1,560.00	£7,603.82	£0.00	£0.00	£57,163.82
Close, Seamus	Lagan Valley	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£22,518.06	£0.00	£1,391.23	£0.00	£0.00	£23,909.29
Clyde, Wilson	South Antrim	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£10,003.87	£5,374.56	£0.00	£0.00	£63,378.43
Cobain, Fred	North Belfast	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£10,474.12	£0.00	£0.00	£58,474.12
Copeland, Michael	East Belfast	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,999.38	£0.00	£9,968.98	£6.50	£367.12	£58,341.98
Coulter, Rev Robert	North Antrim	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,998.88	£0.00	£8,089.25	£0.00	£0.00	£56,088.13
Cree, Leslie	North Down	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,683.77	£0.00	£1,157.89	£0.00	£0.00	£48,841.66
Dallat, John	East Londonderry	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,474.41	£1,503.19	£9,490.11	£0.00	£159.00	£58,626.71
Dawson, George	East Antrim	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,733.71	£0.00	£7,331.75	£0.00	£2.00	£55,067.46
Deeny, Dr Kieran	West Tyrone	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£2,679.75	£0.00	£0.00	£50,679.75
Dodds, Diane	West Belfast	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,958.95	£0.00	£9,643.24	£0.00	£0.00	£57,602.19
Dodds, Nigel	North Belfast	£10,606.00	£0.00	£10,606.00	£47,999.99	£0.00	£1,532.25	£0.00	£0.00	£49,532.24
Doherty, Pat	West Tyrone	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£14,075.53	£0.00	£0.00	£62,075.53
Donaldson, Jeffrey	Lagan Valley	£10,606.00	£0.00	£10,606.00	£48,000.00	£218.40	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£48,218.40
Dougan, Geraldine	Mid Ulster	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£1,467.15	£17,294.69	£0.00	£0.00	£66,761.84
Durkan, Mark	Foyle	£10,606.00	£0.00	£10,606.00	£45,820.32	£0.00	£7,125.24	£0.00	£0.00	£52,945.56
Easton, Alex	North Down	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£45,370.70	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£45,370.70
Elliott, Thomas	Ferm & South Tyrone	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,448.71	£2,180.10	£5,901.75	£0.00	£0.00	£55,530.56
Empey, Reg	East Belfast	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,603.89	£24.40	£1,689.73	£0.00	£357.12	£49,675.14
Ennis, George	Strangford	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£39,620.09	£0.00	£1,882.34	£0.00	£0.00	£41,502.43
Ervine, David	East Belfast	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£4,886.92	£0.00	£0.00	£52,886.92
Farren, Sean	North Antrim	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£37,640.99	£3,575.01	£11,222.35	£0.00	£40.00	£52,478.35
Ferguson, Michael	West Belfast	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£3,594.99	£0.00	£0.00	£51,594.99
Ford, David	South Antrim	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£46,581.59	£0.00	£4,872.03	£0.00	£0.00	£51,453.62
Foster, Arlene	Ferm & South Tyrone	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£2,664.80	£5,348.50	£0.00	£441.50	£56,454.80
Gallagher, Tommy	Ferm & South Tyrone	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£17,779.97	£0.00	£0.00	£65,779.97
Gardiner, Samuel	Upper Bann	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£2,579.69	£0.00	£0.00	£50,579.69
Gildernew, Michelle	Ferm & South Tyrone	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,999.83	£2,553.87	£17,141.12	£0.00	£0.00	£67,694.82
Girvan, Paul	South Antrim	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,908.10	£0.00	£15,198.81	£0.00	£0.00	£63,106.91
Hanna, Carmel	South Belfast	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£57.60	£1,937.13	£0.00	£0.00	£49,994.73
Hay, William	Foyle	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£15,626.75	£0.00	£0.00	£63,626.75
Hilditch, David	East Antrim	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,742.51	£0.00	£1,937.91	£0.00	£0.00	£49,680.42
Hillis, Norman	East Londonderry	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,787.13	£0.00	£4,849.46	£0.00	£0.00	£52,636.59
Hussey, Derek	West Tyrone	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,991.67	£1,560.00	£2,788.52	£0.00	£110.04	£52,450.23
Hyland, Davy	Newry and Armagh	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£9,373.04	£0.00	£0.00	£57,373.04
Kelly, Dolores	Upper Bann	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,991.39	£3,783.18	£5,867.65	£18.50	£42.00	£57,702.72
Kelly, Gerry	North Belfast	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,896.83	£0.00	£6,735.73	£0.00	£0.00	£54,632.56
Kennedy, Danny	Newry and Armagh	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£1,560.00	£9,130.44	£0.00	£0.00	£58,690.44
Lewsley, Patricia	Lagan Valley	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,134.70	£5,787.16	£4,687.44	£0.00	£26.00	£57,635.30
Long Naomi	East Belfast	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£42,898.52	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£42,898.52
Maginness, Alban	North Belfast	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,726.80	£0.00	£3,545.52	£0.00	£283.53	£51,555.85
Maskey, Alex	South Belfast	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£5,499.10	£0.00	£0.00	£53,499.10
McCann, Fra	West Belfast	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,999.81	£0.00	£8,053.30	£0.00	£0.00	£56,053.11
McCarthy, Kieran	Strangford	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£36,058.89	£0.00	£5,207.76	£0.00	£62.00	£41,328.65
McCartney, Raymond	Foyle	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£10,887.28	£0.00	£0.00	£58,887.28
McCartney, Robert	North Down	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£64.80	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£48,064.80
McCausland, Nelson	North Belfast	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£45,400.23	£65.20	£3,282.86	£0.00	£0.00	£48,748.29
McClarty, David	East Londonderry	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,507.67	£0.00	£13,162.29	£0.00	£0.00	£60,669.96
McCrea, Rev William	Mid Ulster	£10,606.00	£0.00	£10,606.00	£47,895.70	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£47,895.70
McDonnell, Alasdair	South Belfast	£10,606.00	£0.00	£10,606.00	£47,921.13	£585.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£48,506.13
McElduff, Barry	West Tyrone	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,529.28	£1,560.00	£9,266.63	£0.00	£0.00	£58,355.91
McFarland, Alan	North Down	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£35,446.13	£0.00	£983.54	£0.00	£0.00	£36,429.67
McGimpsey, Michael	South Belfast	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£48,000.00
McGlone, Patsy	Mid Ulster	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,706.20	£0.00	£8,010.11	£0.00	£97.00	£55,813.31
McGuigan, Philip	North Antrim	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£2,340.00	£6,298.09	£0.00	£0.00	£56,638.09
McGuinness, Martin	Mid Ulster	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,839.09	£0.00	£9,578.56	£0.00	£0.00	£57,417.65
McLaughlin, Mitchell	Foyle	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£11,659.07	£0.00	£0.00	£59,659.07
McMenamin, Eugene	West Tyrone	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,748.15	£0.00	£12,524.29	£0.00	£110.04	£60,382.48
McNarry, David	Strangford	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,999.29	£0.00	£4,471.83	£0.00	£0.00	£52,471.12
Molloy, Francis	Mid Ulster	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,832.20	£0.00	£9,879.29	£0.00	£0.00	£57,711.49
Moutray, Stephen	Upper Bann	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£3,439.09	£0.00	£0.00	£51,439.09
Morrow, Maurice	Ferm & South Tyrone	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£41,246.58	£0.00	£3,698.28	£0.00	£731.00	£45,675.86
Murphy, Conor	Newry and Armagh	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,215.32	£1,195.78	£13,708.85	£0.00	£0.00	£62,119.95
Neeson, Sean	East Antrim	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£44,639.50	£0.00	£1,759.17	£0.00	£0.00	£46,398.67
Newton, Robin	East Belfast	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£3,131.70	£0.00	£0.00	£51,131.70
Nesbitt, Dermot	South Down	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£33,899.57	£0.00	£3,627.78	£0.00	£0.00	£37,527.35
O'Dowd, John	Upper Bann	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,930.55	£0.00	£5,031.33	£0.00	£0.00	£52,961.88
O'Rawe, Patricia	Newry and Armagh	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£9,097.45	£0.00	£0.00	£57,097.45
O'Reilly, Thomas	Ferm & South Tyrone	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,499.24	£1,759.46	£17,287.59	£0.00	£0.00	£66,546.29
Paisley, Ian	North Antrim	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£11,205.21	£0.00	£0.00	£59,205.21
Paisley, Rev Ian	North Antrim	£10,606.00	£0.00	£10,606.00	£42,794.66	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£42,794.66
Poots, Edwin	Lagan Valley	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£144.00	£5,877.44	£0.00	£0.00	£54,021.44
Ramsey, Pat	Foyle	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,999.91	£9,999.48	£13,640.30	£0.00	£0.00	£71,639.69
Ramsey, Sue	West Belfast	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,005.19	£0.00	£5,486.91	£0.00	£0.00	£52,492.10
Ritchie, Margaret	South Down	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£165.60	£5,470.75	£110.66	£165.03	£53,912.04
Robinson, George	East Londonderry	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£41,856.62	£123.20	£2,647.20	£0.00	£0.00	£44,627.02
Robinson, Iris	Strangford	£10,606.00	£0.00	£10,606.00	£46,344.59	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£46,344.59
Robinson, Ken	East Antrim	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,998.22	£0.00	£1,537.33	£0.00	£0.00	£49,535.55
Robinson, Mark	South Belfast	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£16,442.44	£0.00	£0.00	£64,442.44
Robinson, Peter	East Belfast	£10,606.00	£0.00	£10,606.00	£43,880.86	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£43,880.86
Ruane, Catriona	South Down	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£1,560.00	£13,972.96	£0.00	£0.00	£63,532.96
Shannon, Jim	Strangford	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£7,892.83	£0.00	£0.00	£55,892.83
Simpson, David	Upper Bann	£10,606.00	£0.00	£10,606.00	£43,013.60	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£43,013.60
Stanton, Kathy	North Belfast	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,931.03	£1,560.00	£3,632.96	£0.00	£0.00	£53,123.99
Storey, Mervyn	North Antrim	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,954.17	£0.00	£5,549.90	£0.00	£0.00	£53,504.07
Taylor, John	Strangford	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£1,166.88	£0.00	£0.00	£49,166.88
Trimble, David	Upper Bann	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£48,000.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£48,000.00
Weir, Peter	North Down	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,228.22	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£47,228.22
Wells, Jim	South Down	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£47,998.00	£126.00	£11,390.62	£0.00	£0.00	£59,514.62
Wilson, Jim	South Antrim	£31,817.00	£0.00	£31,817.00	£46,248.28	£0.00	£3,587.58	£0.00	£0.00	£49,835.86
Wilson, Sammy	East Antrim	£10,606.00	£0.00	£10,606.00	£41,210.76	£0.00	£2,854.87	£0.00	£0.00	£44,065.63
TOTAL		£3,202,915.00	£0.00	£3,202,915.00	£5,013,350.58	£75,969.84	£652,217.23	£135.66	£3,642.59	£5,745,315.90

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Salaries

Basic Salaries

A Member’s basic salary in 2005-2006 was £31,817 per annum.

Those Members who received a salary as an MP or MEP had their MLA salaries abated (reduced) by two thirds. Assembly salaries of Members of the House of Lords are not abated as they do not receive a salary from the House of Lords

Office Holders Allowance

No office holders’ allowances were paid during 2005-2006.

Allowances

Office Costs Allowance (OCA)

The maximum OCA claimable for 2005-2006 was £48,000.

Other Allowances

Other Allowances include childcare, temporary secretarial allowance, support staff mileage and disability allowance.

Travel Allowance

The amounts shown for Travel Allowance are gross and do not reflect any tax deducted. Members’ travel expenses are likely to be affected by the distance they live from Belfast and by the location and size of their constituencies.

Subsistence

Subsistence expenses may lead to a corresponding reduction in travel expenses (e.g. As a result if a Member staying overnight in Belfast for early meetings the next day, home to Stormont travel costs will not be incurred).

Other Travel

Other Travel includes airfares, taxis and public transport expenses.

MEMBERS' SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES 2005-2006

Member

Constituency

Salary

Office Holder Allowance

Total Salary

Office Costs Allowance

Other Allowances

Travel Allowance

Subsistence

Other Travel

Total Allowances

NOTES

Salaries

Basic Salaries

Office Holders Allowance

Allowances

Office Costs Allowance (OCA)

Other Allowances

Travel Allowance

Subsistence

Other Travel