Vol. 501 No. 3
54 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 246 of 2 February 1999, the way in which the special bonuses to be paid to employees of his Department working on the year 2000 issue are to be calculated; the approximate sum which will be paid if exact details are not available; and the provision, if any, made by his Department to date for these payment. [4769/99]
225 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 246 of 2 February 1999, the way in which the special bonuses intended to be paid to employees of his Department working on the year 2000 issue are to be calculated; if exact details are not available, the approximate sum which will be paid; and the provision, if any, made by his Department to date for the payment of these sums. [5822/99]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 54 and 225 together.
It is intended that a flat rate loyalty bonus, calculated on the basis of time spent on year 2000 remedial work, will be paid as a lump sum in April 2000 to eligible officers who are still serving in the Civil Service at that date.
The bonus payable will be calculated at the rate of £7,500 subject to a maximum of 18 months' payment.
