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MEMBERS' ALLOWANCES 2007-2008

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MEMBER
CONSTITUENCY
TOTAL ALLOWANCES
Gerry Adams West Belfast
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£68,160.75
Martina Anderson Foyle
£0.00
£0.00
£5,952.00
£0.00
£0.00
£74,104.83
Billy Armstrong Mid Ulster
£0.00
£396.00
£9,598.40
£0.00
£0.00
£70,817.99
Alex Attwood West Belfast
£0.00
£1,421.61
£2,438.80
£13.40
£0.00
£72,040.81
Norah Beare Lagan Valley
£0.00
£471.35
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£471.35
Roy Beggs East Antrim
£0.00
£2,003.60
£5,819.75
£0.00
£0.00
£75,730.39
Billy Bell Lagan Valley
£0.00
£13,124.50
£2,895.38
£212.85
£0.00
£0.00
£16,232.73
Paul Berry Newry & Armagh
£0.00
£13,561.75
£1,575.01
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£15,136.76
Esmond Birnie South Belfast
£0.00
£11,571.50
£3,255.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£14,826.50
Cathal Boylan Newry & Armagh
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£68,167.00
Dominic Bradley Newry & Armagh
£0.00
£0.00
£4,407.15
£0.00
£0.00
£72,573.58
Mary Bradley Foyle
£0.00
£1,311.60
£7,143.70
£0.00
£0.00
£76,367.91
P J Bradley South Down
£0.00
£324.00
£5,943.40
£0.00
£119.00
£70,118.21
Mickey Brady Newry & Armagh
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£68,128.08
Allan Bresland West Tyrone
£0.00
£0.00
£6,405.95
£0.00
£180.00
£40,718.39
Francie Brolly East Londonderry
£0.00
£0.00
£6,031.00
£0.00
£0.00
£73,781.47
Wallace Browne East Belfast
£0.00
£0.00
£147.20
£0.00
£0.00
£64,520.30
Thomas Buchanan West Tyrone
£0.00
£0.00
£8,378.94
£83.00
£95.00
£72,868.96
Thomas Burns South Antrim
£0.00
£2,603.52
£3,099.60
£23.00
£0.00
£73,893.12
David Burnside South Antrim
£0.00
£176.40
£3,724.00
£0.00
£0.00
£72,067.40
Paul Butler Lagan Valley
£0.00
£0.00
£1,807.60
£0.00
£0.00
£69,459.83
Gregory Campbell East Londonderry
£0.00
£0.00
£7,553.60
£0.00
£0.00
£61,894.25
Trevor Clarke South Antrim
£0.00
£0.00
£4,272.80
£2.70
£0.00
£65,972.93
Willie Clarke South Down
£0.00
£1,639.68
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£69,806.68
Wilson Clyde South Antrim
£0.00
£10,535.44
£12,444.64
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£22,980.08
Fred Cobain North Belfast
£0.00
£24.00
£8,257.00
£0.00
£0.00
£76,448.00
Michael Copeland East Belfast
£0.00
£14,367.96
£447.23
£951.75
£0.00
£0.00
£15,766.94
Rev Robert Coulter North Antrim
£0.00
£0.00
£6,357.15
£12.00
£0.00
£58,262.09
Jonathan Craig Lagan Valley
£0.00
£1,434.35
£3,990.80
£0.00
£0.00
£68,231.41
Leslie Cree North Down
£0.00
£0.00
£1,372.80
£0.00
£0.00
£63,824.45
John Dallat East Londonderry
£0.00
£39.43
£7,966.35
£0.00
£0.00
£75,968.67
George Dawson East Antrim
£122.47
£52.00
£212.00
£0.00
£0.00
£4,577.48
Dr Kieran Deeny West Tyrone
£0.00
£201.60
£4,691.55
£28.50
£63.00
£72,914.11
Diane Dodds West Belfast
£0.00
£11,007.60
£1,188.48
£774.40
£0.00
£0.00
£12,970.48
Nigel Dodds North Belfast
£0.00
£0.00
£1,232.40
£0.00
£0.00
£69,012.55
Pat Doherty West Tyrone
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£66,130.83
Jeffrey Donaldson Lagan Valley
£0.00
£452.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£68,426.33
Geraldine Dougan Mid Ulster
£0.00
£8,151.29
£930.00
£163.25
£0.00
£0.00
£9,244.54
Mark Durkan Foyle
£0.00
£1,371.29
£3,072.00
£0.00
£0.00
£72,359.45
Alex Easton North Down
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£65,186.32
Thomas Elliott Fermanagh & South Tyrone
£0.00
£821.93
£9,576.50
£0.00
£0.00
£78,531.12
Sir Reg Empey East Belfast
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£66,831.42
George Ennis Strangford
£0.00
£84.53
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£84.53
Marietta Farrell Lagan Valley
£0.00
£8,194.60
£0.00
£1,360.80
£0.00
£0.00
£9,555.40
Sean Farren North Antrim
£0.00
£10,722.71
£3,720.00
£435.60
£0.00
£0.00
£14,878.31
Stephen Farry North Down
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£49,135.51
David Ford South Antrim
£0.00
£0.00
£1,504.80
£0.00
£0.00
£59,927.18
Arlene Foster Fermanagh & South Tyrone
£0.00
£3,057.12
£853.20
£0.00
£0.00
£70,077.93
Tommy Gallagher Fermanagh & South Tyrone
£0.00
£201.60
£14,929.49
£0.00
£0.00
£82,764.41
Samuel Gardiner Upper Bann
£0.00
£0.00
£1,977.60
£0.00
£0.00
£60,809.34
Michelle Gildernew Fermanagh & South Tyrone
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£67,903.68
Paul Girvan South Antrim
£0.00
£10,184.15
£0.00
£1,523.25
£0.00
£0.00
£11,707.40
Simon Hamilton Strangford
£0.00
£0.00
£1,351.20
£0.00
£0.00
£69,491.82
Carmel Hanna South Belfast
£0.00
£0.00
£473.60
£0.00
£0.00
£67,666.76
William Hay Foyle
£0.00
£0.00
£5,643.40
£0.00
£0.00
£73,809.67
David Hilditch East Antrim
£0.00
£81.60
£1,936.00
£0.00
£0.00
£63,782.23
Norman Hillis East Londonderry
£0.00
£8,895.30
£576.93
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£9,472.23
Derek Hussey West Tyrone
£0.00
£12,271.20
£1,973.07
£3,325.60
£0.00
£0.00
£17,569.87
Davy Hyland Newry & Armagh
£0.00
£13,188.23
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£13,188.23
William Irwin Newry & Armagh
£0.00
£0.00
£3,980.40
£0.00
£0.00
£54,240.23
Dolores Kelly Upper Bann
£0.00
£630.23
£4,365.00
£0.00
£0.00
£73,162.23
Gerry Kelly North Belfast
£0.00
£0.00
£2,171.20
£0.00
£0.00
£70,338.20
Danny Kennedy Newry & Armagh
£0.00
£819.84
£8,341.60
£0.00
£0.00
£76,800.79
Patricia Lewsley Lagan Valley
£0.00
£4,162.70
£4,474.19
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£8,636.89
Anna Lo South Belfast
£0.00
£60.00
£2,526.40
£62.00
£0.00
£66,614.34
Naomi Long East Belfast
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£56,624.08
Trevor Lunn Lagan Valley
£0.00
£89.60
£1,782.80
£0.00
£0.00
£58,855.14
Alban Maginness North Belfast
£0.00
£0.00
£2,014.00
£0.00
£0.00
£70,181.00
Alex Maskey South Belfast
£0.00
£0.00
£2,009.20
£0.00
£0.00
£70,176.20
Paul Maskey West Belfast
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£68,167.00
John McCallister South Down
£0.00
£680.00
£4,966.75
£0.00
£79.26
£72,662.06
Fra McCann West Belfast
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£67,963.94
Jennifer McCann West Belfast
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£68,167.00
Kieran McCarthy Strangford
£0.00
£0.00
£3,761.60
£0.00
£0.00
£60,231.42
Raymond McCartney Foyle
£0.00
£0.00
£880.00
£0.00
£0.00
£69,029.51
Robert McCartney North Down
£0.00
£13,981.91
£4,304.99
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£18,286.90
Nelson McCausland North Belfast
£0.00
£85.60
£745.20
£0.00
£0.00
£65,411.94
David McClarty East Londonderry
£0.00
£1,160.40
£9,332.90
£0.00
£0.00
£78,660.30
Basil McCrea Lagan Valley
£0.00
£0.00
£2,668.00
£0.00
£0.00
£70,679.60
Ian McCrea Mid Ulster
£0.00
£169.60
£6,048.10
£0.00
£0.00
£74,220.15
Rev William McCrea South Antrim
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£66,974.17
Alasdair McDonnell South Belfast
£0.00
£0.00
£1,228.00
£0.00
£0.00
£69,395.00
Barry McElduff West Tyrone
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£68,166.97
Alan McFarland North Down
£0.00
£0.00
£1,029.60
£0.00
£0.00
£65,459.75
Claire McGill West Tyrone
£0.00
£0.00
£4,032.00
£0.00
£0.00
£71,463.17
Michael McGimpsey South Belfast
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£68,166.99
Patsy McGlone Mid Ulster
£0.00
£0.00
£7,365.10
£0.00
£0.00
£75,525.83
Philip McGuigan North Antrim
£0.00
£11,084.64
£310.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£11,394.64
Martin McGuinness Mid Ulster
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£67,866.21
Gerry McHugh Fermanagh & South Tyrone
£0.00
£432.00
£1,554.40
£0.00
£0.00
£50,413.29
Michelle McIlveen Strangford
£0.00
£0.00
£473.20
£0.00
£0.00
£56,840.04
Daithi Mckay North Antrim
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£68,167.00
Mitchel McLaughlin South Antrim
£0.00
£0.00
£9,277.00
£0.00
£0.00
£77,444.00
Eugene McMenamin West Tyrone
£0.00
£15,999.56
£4,615.42
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£20,614.98
David McNarry Strangford
£0.00
£0.00
£3,934.40
£0.00
£0.00
£58,067.51
Adrian McQuillan East Londonderry
£0.00
£432.00
£6,126.00
£0.00
£0.00
£58,087.53
Francie Molloy Mid Ulster
£0.00
£0.00
£2,848.85
£0.00
£0.00
£69,516.51
Maurice Morrow Fermanagh & South Tyrone
£0.00
£159.20
£3,905.60
£0.00
£75.00
£59,054.53
Stephen Moutray Upper Bann
£0.00
£0.00
£5,140.75
£0.80
£0.00
£73,308.54
Conor Murphy Newry & Armagh
£0.00
£819.84
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£68,781.68
Sean Neeson East Antrim
£0.00
£0.00
£1,994.40
£0.00
£0.00
£53,917.46
Dermot Nesbitt South Down
£0.00
£2,186.55
£0.00
£619.20
£0.00
£0.00
£2,805.75
Robin Newton East Belfast
£0.00
£0.00
£526.80
£0.00
£0.00
£68,064.93
Caral Ni Chuilin North Belfast
£0.00
£580.81
£3,532.00
£0.00
£0.00
£70,997.66
John O'Dowd Upper Bann
£0.00
£1,312.58
£904.00
£0.00
£0.00
£70,015.42
Declan O'Loan North Antrim
£0.00
£145.60
£4,464.55
£5.10
£0.00
£68,207.98
Michelle O'Neill Mid Ulster
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£67,508.13
Patricia O'Rawe Newry & Armagh
£0.00
£13,373.98
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£13,373.98
Thomas O'Reilly Fermanagh & South Tyrone
£0.00
£7,132.72
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£7,132.72
Ian Paisley Jnr North Antrim
£0.00
£0.00
£2,281.25
£0.00
£0.00
£70,448.25
Rev Ian Paisley North Antrim
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£68,167.00
Edwin Poots Lagan Valley
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£60,257.32
Dawn Purvis East Belfast
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£68,146.01
Pat Ramsey Foyle
£0.00
£12,451.43
£8,154.75
£0.00
£0.00
£88,582.11
Sue Ramsey West Belfast
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£68,167.00
Margaret Ritchie South Down
£0.00
£180.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£62,000.03
George Robinson East Londonderry
£0.00
£308.00
£6,710.90
£0.00
£0.00
£65,918.32
Iris Robinson Strangford
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£37,190.45
Ken Robinson East Antrim
£0.00
£0.00
£2,019.60
£0.00
£0.00
£59,357.10
Mark Robinson South Belfast
£0.00
£4,166.66
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£4,166.66
Peter Robinson East Belfast
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£35,084.46
Alastair Ross East Antrim
£0.00
£1,698.72
£4,024.95
£0.00
£0.00
£62,590.83
Caitriona Ruane South Down
£0.00
£819.84
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£62,671.32
George Savage Upper Bann
£0.00
£24.00
£3,139.20
£0.00
£0.00
£71,328.28
Jim Shannon Strangford
£0.00
£0.00
£6,006.95
£0.00
£0.00
£74,053.14
David Simpson Upper Bann
£0.00
£0.00
£688.00
£0.00
£0.00
£42,762.36
Jimmy Spratt South Belfast
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£68,076.09
Kathy Stanton North Belfast
£0.00
£4,298.50
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£4,298.50
Mervyn Storey North Antrim
£0.00
£4,300.48
£7,766.05
£0.00
£0.00
£80,233.53
John Taylor Strangford
£0.00
£7,905.61
£2,325.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£10,230.61
David Trimble Upper Bann
£0.00
£9,357.71
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£9,357.71
Peter Weir North Down
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£68,153.08
Jim Wells South Down
£0.00
£230.80
£8,670.70
£17.25
£0.00
£66,786.27
Brian Wilson North Down
£0.00
£0.00
£1,477.72
£0.00
£0.00
£68,414.95
Jim Wilson South Antrim
£0.00
£5,036.15
£2,480.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£7,516.15
Sammy Wilson East Antrim
£0.00
£0.00
£3,507.60
£0.00
£0.00
£71,621.56
Total Allowances
 
£6,884,179.84
£245,147.38
£92,719.24
£335,865.90
£247.75
£611.26
£7,558,771.37

Allowances

Office Costs Allowance

The maximum Office Cost Allowance (OCA) available for 2007-2008 was £68,167. OCA is paid to meet the expenses incurred by a Member in connection with carrying out his or her Assembly duties. OCA is not an automatic entitlement that is paid to a Member by virtue of membership of the Assembly. It can only be paid to a Member who has actually incurred allowable expenditure.

As its name suggests, it is generally used to allow a Member to provide a service to constituents through a constituency office. Items that can be claimed from OCA include office rent and rates, offices utilities (including heating and lighting and telephones), office equipment, office furniture and office consumables. OCA can also be used to allow a Member to engage the services of administrative support staff and to buy in research or secretarial services. OCA cannot be claimed without valid proof of the actual expenses that have been incurred.

Winding Up Allowance

Winding Up Allowance is paid to a former Member who did not stand for re-election or was not returned at the election. It is paid to allow a former Member to bring his or her Assembly business to an orderly close. Office Costs Allowance is not payable from the date on which a former Member ceases to be a Member of the Assembly. Winding Up Allowance (like OCA) can only be claimed for actual receipted expenditure. The majority of Winding Up Allowance relating to the election on 8 March 2007 was claimed and paid in the 2007-2008 financial year.

Other Allowances

Other Allowances include childcare, temporary secretarial allowance, support staff mileage, disability allowance and support staff statutory redundancy payments. The most prevalent of these allowances is temporary secretarial allowance. This is payable to a Member in respect of additional costs that he or she has to incur in order to employ additional staff to cover employees who are absent from work due to illness or injury.

Travel Allowance (Motor Mileage)

Members receive a standard rate of Motor Mileage Allowance for business travel by car. The rate is 40p per mile for the first 20,000 miles and 25p per mile thereafter. For mileage between 10,000 and 20,000 miles, Members incur a tax liability on the difference between these two rates (i.e. 40p – 25p = 15p). The amounts shown for Travel Allowance (Motor Mileage) are the gross amounts claimed by Members and do not reflect any tax deducted. Members’ motor mileage allowances are likely to be affected by the distance they live from Parliament Buildings and by the size of their constituencies. Expenditure reported in this period may include travel carried out prior to the start of the financial year. For former Members this could include travel carried out prior to the election on 8 March 2007.

Other Travel

Other Travel includes airfares, taxis and public transport expenses.

Subsistence

Subsistence allowance is payable in respect of expenses incurred when a Member’s is away from his or her normal place of residence on Assembly business.

Members' Salaries 2007 - 2008