asked the Minister for Finance the number of different sections of State employment where persons employed work less than 40 hours per week; and if he will name these sections.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - State Employment.
7.
The conditions of service of civil servants, other than part-time workers, and members of the Defence Forces and Garda Síochána provide for working hours of over 40 a week.
8.
asked the Minister for Finance in what Government Departments and other forms of State employment wage and salary earners have more than two weeks' annual holiday.
The leave allowances of staffs of Government Departments are aligned to grading. A number of employees in all Departments are on that basis in receipt of leave allowances exceeding two weeks. Members of the Defence Forces and Garda Síochána are conditioned to holidays of two weeks and upwards.
9.
asked the Minister for Finance how many persons in State employment in receipt of £1,000 or more per annum and emoluments by way of expenses and other types of allowances received an increase in excess of 12 per cent since the institution of the 12 per cent.
10.
asked the Minister for Finance the number of wage and salary earners in State employment in receipt of £500 to £1,000 per annum who have received an increase in excess of the 12 per cent national agreement.
I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to take Questions Nos. 9 and 10 together.
Increases have been granted to persons in State employment in circumstances outlined in a statement issued by my predecessor on 12th April last. Statistics relating to these increases are not readily available in the form sought by the Deputy and their compilation would entail a disproportionate amount of time and effort.
On what date did the Minister say his predecessor made a statement?
On 12th April last.
In the Dáil?
I think he made a statement in the Dáil. The copy I have here states it was issued by the Government Information Bureau on behalf of the Minister for Finance.
It was not made in the Dáil.
I remember Dr. Ryan making a statement in the Dáil to similar effect. This one is possibly more specific.
Is there any way in which this information can be given to the House?
I will send copies of the statement to Deputy Corish and to Deputy Mullen. As I said, it would involve a disproportionate amount of work.
There should be nothing secret about this. The purpose of this question is to find out how people are treated, in order to make comparisons.
A lot of questions can be asked in the Dáil and the benefit of the answers would be far outweighed by the amount of work involved.
The Deputy who asks the question would be a judge of that as well as the Minister.
I think not.