Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 9 Nov 1999

Vol. 510 No. 3

Written Answers. - Departmental Salaries.

Ulick Burke

Question:

205 Mr. U. Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the bonus or merit payments paid to his officials; the nature and amount of each payment; the reason for these payments to selected personnel; if these amounts are within national pay agreement guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22731/99]

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (Mr. Walsh)

The Civil Service operates a scheme which allows Secretaries-General of Departments make awards to officials for exceptional performance and/or ex gratia payments for exceptional extra attendance to non-overtime grades. All merit awards made by my Department are made for either of these reasons or a combination of both. This scheme operates within the administrative budget provisions and amounted to 0.1% of the salary subhead.

A schedule of all payments made since 1994 follows.

Merit Awards made in 1994

Grade	Amount £
Veterinary Inspector	196.14
do.	392.28
do.	98.07
do.	492.67
do.	98.07
do.	196.14
do.	647.91
do.	294.21
do.	196.14
do.	497.31
do.	296.53
do.	100.39
do.	100.39
do.	200.78
do.	100.39
do.	396.92
do.	700.41
do.	100.39
do.	396.92
do.	100.39
do.	150.60
Assistant Principal (AP)	7,500
Staff Officer (SO)	100
Higher Agricultural Officer	1,000

Merit awards made in 1995

Grade	Amount £
Veterinary Inspector	2,600
do.	1,700
do.	1,326
do.	3,856.40
do.	918
do.	2,100
do.	4,002.92
do.	670.56
do.	438.20
do.	600
do.	204.80
do.	700.10
do.	196.14
do.	505.97
do.	507.98
do.	200.78
do.	98.07
Principal Officer (PO)	2,500
Higher Ex. Officer (HEO)	731
Executive Officer (EO)	285
A.P.	1,500
Clerical Officer (CO)	100
do.	100
do.	100
do.	100
do.	100
do.	100
do.	100
do.	100
do.	100
Laboratory Technician	160

Merit Awards made in 1996

Grade	Amount £
EO	1,140
HEO	2,924
EO	2,000
AP	1,500
AP	5,000
AP	1,500
PO	1,500
AP	1,500
AP	1,500
HEO	1,000
EO	750
EO	7,450
EO	550
HEO	100
AP	50
HEO	50
EO	50
EO	50
EO	50
HEO	50
Ag. Inspector (AI)	1,000
Grade II Inspector	1,000
AI	1,000
AI	1,000
AP	1,000
HEO	750
HEO	750
HEO	500
HEO	500
EO	500
Sup. Agriculture Officer	2,000
VI	1,500
SRO	1,000
SSVI	1,000
SSVI	1,000
Senior technician	750
Grade	Amount £
VI	750
SRO	750
SVI	1,000
SSRO	1,000
Senior technician	750
AP	1,500
AP	1,000
HEO	1,000
HEO	1,000
CO	1,000
PO	250
PO	250
PO	250
HEO	500
CO	250
HEO	500
HEO	500
Forestry Inspector	200
CO	200
EO	200
HEO	200
EO	200
CO	200
EO	200
EO	200
EO	200
EO	200
CO	200
HEO	150
HEO	150
HEO	75
HEO	75
EO	75
CO	75
Personnel Division	500
Staff Training Division	300
General Co-ord. Div.	150
HEO	100
CO	100
CO	50
Services Officer	50
Services Officer	50
EO	50
Accommodation Div.-HQ	150
Accommodation Div.-LO	150
20 × £100 vouchers	2,000
AP (Presidency Awards)	4,000
DCVO (Presidency Awards)	2,000
PO (Presidency Awards)	1,000
PO (Presidency Awards)	1,000
30 × £100 vouchers (Presidency Awards)	3,000

Merit Awards made in 1997

Grade	Amount
HEO	£250 voucher
HEO	£300 voucher
EO	£300 voucher
Surveyor	£300 voucher
CO	£150 voucher
CA	£150 voucher
CA	£150 voucher
CA	£150 voucher
PO	£1,000 voucher
AP	£500 voucher
HEO	£100 voucher
HEO	£50 voucher
HEO	£50 voucher
CO	£100 voucher
CO	£100 voucher
EO	£100 voucher
EO	£100 voucher
HEO	£750 voucher
Grade	Amount
HEO	£500 voucher
HEO	£500 voucher
HEO	£500 voucher
HEO	£500 voucher
HEO	£500 voucher
HEO	£500 voucher
EO	£500 voucher
EO	£500 voucher
EO	£500 voucher
CO	£500 voucher
CA	£500 voucher
CA	£500 voucher
CO	£500 voucher
CO	£500 voucher
SO	£500 voucher
20 × £40 Vouchers	£800 voucher
12 × £50 Vouchers	£600 voucher
10 × £100 Vouchers	£1,000 voucher
2 × £150 Vouchers	£300 voucher
1 × £200 Voucher	£200 voucher
1 × £250 Voucher	£250 voucher
1 × £300 Voucher	£300 voucher
1 × £400 Voucher	£400 voucher
2 × £500 Vouchers	£1,000 voucher
1 × £1,000 Voucher	£1,000 voucher
HEO	£200 voucher
HEO	£200 voucher
EO	£100 voucher
AP/Analyst	£300 voucher
CO	£100 voucher
PO	£500 voucher
APO	£400 voucher
AP	£400 voucher
AO	£150 voucher
VI	£150 voucher
SO	£100 voucher
EO	£100 voucher
HEO	£100 voucher
HEO	£100 voucher
EO	£100 voucher
HEO	£200 voucher
HEO	£100 voucher
HEO	£100 voucher
HEO	£100 voucher
HEO	£150 voucher
CA	£100 voucher
HEO	£100 voucher
HEO	£100 voucher
HEO	£100 voucher
EO	£100 voucher
EO	£100 voucher
AI	£1,000 voucher
AAI	£1,000 voucher
SI	£1,000 voucher
AI	£1,000 voucher
Grade II	£1,000 voucher
Grade III	£1,000 voucher
DS	£750 voucher
SAO	£750 voucher
TAO	£750 voucher
AI	£750 voucher
CO	£250 voucher
CA	£250 voucher
HEO	£250 voucher
HEO	£250 voucher
EO	£250 voucher
CA	£250 voucher
AP	£400 voucher
HEO	£250 voucher
AP	£500 voucher
EO	£250 voucher
EO	£250 voucher
PO	£750 voucher
AP	£500 voucher
AP	£1,500 voucher
HEO	£300 voucher
Grade	Amount
EO	£200 voucher
CO	£200 voucher
EO	£300 voucher
CA	£200 voucher
PO	£500 voucher
AP	£500 voucher
AP	£400 voucher
AP	£500 voucher
VI	£500 voucher
TAO	£500 voucher
HAO	£500 voucher
VI	£500 voucher
VI	£500 voucher
VI	£500 voucher
Lab. Tech.	£500 voucher
Farm Manager	£250 voucher
Van Driver	£200 voucher
SSRO	£500 voucher
SRO	£500 voucher
Senior Tech.	£500 voucher
SVI	£500 voucher
VI	£500 voucher
SVI	£500 voucher
HAO	£500 voucher
VI	£500 voucher
SVI	£500 voucher
VI	£500 voucher
Ship Inspector	£250 voucher
A/S	£1,000 voucher
VI	£750 voucher
DS	£500 voucher
SSVI	£750 voucher
SSVI	£500 voucher
PO	£2,000 voucher
PO	£750 voucher
PO	£750 voucher
PO	£1,000 voucher
AP	£500 voucher
AP	£250 voucher
AP	£250 voucher
AP	£300 voucher

Merit Pay 1998

Grade	Amount
AAI	£400.00
AAI	£400.00
AAI	£400.00
AAI	£400.00
AI	£500.00
AI	£500.00
AI	£500.00
AI	£500.00
AI	£750.00
AI	£500.00
AI	£500.00
AI	£500.00
AI	£500.00
AO	£200.00
AO	£500.00
AO	£500.00
AP	£200.00
AP	750.00
AP	£350.00
AP	£800.00
AP	£800.00
AP	£150.00
AP	£350.00
AP	£800.00
AP	£150.00
AP	£300.00
AP	£200.00
AP	£200.00
Grade	Amount
AP	£500.00
AP	£200.00
AP	£2,000.00
AP	£200.00
AP	£200.00
AP	£300.00
AS	£400.00
Asst. Head Service Officer	£100.00
CA	£100.00
CO	£100.00
CO	£100.00
CO	£100.00
CO	£150.00
CO	£250.00
CO	£200.00
CO	£150.00
CO	£300.00
CO	£150.00
CO	£100.00
CO	£200.00
CO	£150.00
CO	£100.00
CO	£100.00
CO	£150.00
CO	£100.00
CO	£150.00
CO	£500.00
CO	£250.00
CO	£150.00
CO	£100.00
CO	£150.00
CO	£150.00
CO	£100.00
CO	£100.00
CO	£150.00
CO	£100.00
CO	£100.00
CO	£100.00
CO	£150.00
CO	£150.00
CO	£150.00
CO	£150.00
CO	£100.00
CO	£150.00
CO	£150.00
CO	£100.00
CO (half time)	£125.00
CO (half time)	£125.00
DCVO	£750.00
DS	£350.00
EO	£100.00
EO	£100.00
EO	£150.00
EO	£100.00
EO	£100.00
EO	£100.00
EO	£200.00
EO	£100.00
EO	£150.00
EO	£100.00
EO	£150.00
EO	£200.00
EO	£750.00
EO	£150.00
EO	£130.00
EO	£150.00
EO	£150.00
EO	£200.00
EO	£150.00
EO	£100.00
EO	£200.00
EO	£100.00
EO	£200.00
EO	£100.00
EO	£100.00
EO	£100.00
Grade	Amount
HAO	£200.00
Head Service Officer	£100.00
HEO	£150.00
HEO	£500.00
HEO	£400.00
HEO	£500.00
HEO	£1,500.00
HEO	£500.00
HEO	£500.00
HEO	£100.00
HEO	£500.00
HEO	£150.00
HEO	£400.00
HEO	£150.00
HEO	£200.00
HEO	£150.00
HEO	£130.00
HEO	£100.00
HEO	£150.00
HEO	£200.00
HEO	£150.00
HEO	£750.00
HEO	£150.00
HEO	£100.00
HEO	£250.00
HEO	£200.00
HEO	£200.00
HEO	£400.00
HEO	£400.00
HEO	£400.00
HEO	£400.00
HEO	£400.00
HEO	£150.00
HEO	£150.00
HEO	£100.00
HEO	£400.00
HEO	£150.00
HEO	£300.00
HEO	£150.00
HEO	£150.00
HEO	£400.00
HEO	£750.00
Higher Seed Analyst	£250.00
Higher Seed Analyst	£250.00
House Supt.	£100.00
Lab. Attendant	£500.00
Lab. Attendant	£250.00
Lab. Attendant	£250.00
PO	£750.00
PO	£2,000.00
PO	£300.00
PO	£1,000.00
PO	£500.00
PO	£1,000.00
RO	£500.00
RO	£500.00
RO	£500.00
SAO	£300.00
SAO	£300.00
SAO	£300.00
SAO	£300.00
SAO	£300.00
SAO	£300.00
SAO	£300.00
SAO	£300.00
SAO	£300.00
SAO	£500.00
Seed Analyst	£250.00
Seed Analyst	£250.00
Seed Analyst	£250.00
Seed Analyst	£250.00
Seed Analyst	£250.00
Seed Analyst (half time)	£125.00
Seed Analyst (half time)	£125.00
Seed Analyst (half time)	£125.00
Seed Analyst (half time)	£125.00
Grade	Amount £
Seed Analyst (half time)	£125.00
Senior Architect	£500.00
Senior Lab. Tech.	£500.00
Senior Seed Analyst	£300.00
Senior Technician	£500.00
Serological Assistant	£500.00
Service Attendant	£100.00
Service Attendant	£100.00
Service Attendant	£100.00
Service Attendant	£100.00
Service Officer	£100.00
Service Officer	£100.00
Service Officer	£100.00
Service Officer	£100.00
Service Officer	£100.00
Service Officer	£100.00
Service Officer	£101.00
Service Officer	£100.00
Service Officer	£100.00
Service Officer	£100.00
Service Officer	£100.00
Service Officer	£100.00
Service Officer	£100.00
Service Officer	£100.00
Service Officer	£100.00
Ship Inspector	£500.00
SO	£200.00
SO	£150.00
SO	£100.00
SO	£100.00
SO	£100.00
SO	£150.00
SO	£200.00
SO	£100.00
SRO	£500.00
SRO	£500.00
SSRO	£750.00
SSVI	£750.00
SVI	£500.00
SVI	£750.00
TAO	£500.00
TAO	£250.00
Technician	£500.00
VI	£500.00
VI	£500.00
VI	£500.00
VI	£500.00
VI	£1,000.00
VI	£500.00
VI	£500.00

Merit Pay 1998 – Group Awards

Personnel/training/Information/typing pool	£1,000.00
Minister's office	£300.00
Minister of State, Deputy Davern's office	£200.00
Minister of State Deputy O'Keeffe's office	£200.00
Beef Control Division	£300.00
Other market Supports Division	£750.00