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Some senior civil servants working in NI government departments are earning higher salaries than the ministers running the departments.Some senior civil servants working in NI government departments are earning higher salaries than the ministers running the departments.
They are earning more than £80,902 a year.They are earning more than £80,902 a year.
Two people working in the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure earn more than Minister Nelson McCausland.Two people working in the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure earn more than Minister Nelson McCausland.
Four people in Environment Minister Edwin Poot's department earn more than him. In the Department of Education, five earn more than Caitriona Ruane. Four people in Environment Minister Edwin Poots's department earn more than him. In the Department of Education, five earn more than Caitriona Ruane.
Meanwhile, one civil servant in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Industry earns more than minister, Arlene Foster.Meanwhile, one civil servant in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Industry earns more than minister, Arlene Foster.
Ninety-eight civil servants in the Department of Finance and Personnel earn more than £52,000 a year.Ninety-eight civil servants in the Department of Finance and Personnel earn more than £52,000 a year.
Their minister, Sammy Wilson, makes £52,169 because his pay is reduced to reflect his other income as an MP.Their minister, Sammy Wilson, makes £52,169 because his pay is reduced to reflect his other income as an MP.
The figures are based on answers to Assembly questions put forward by DUP MLA Jonathan Craig.The figures are based on answers to Assembly questions put forward by DUP MLA Jonathan Craig.
The chair of the Committee for Finance and Personnel, Sinn Fein's Jennifer McCann, has called for a review of senior civil service pay levels.
"It is clear that there is too much of a differential in pay scales between senior civil servants who are working at Grade 5 or higher levels than those civil servants at the lower level of the scale," she said.