Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 July 2004
160 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of public servants employed in his Department who are paid by cheque; and the number who are paid electronically; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21045/04]
View answerMy Department pays directly Department staff, teachers in some categories of schools, some non-teaching staff, and pensions to former teachers and non-teachers in the education sector numbering 68,792. Of that number 57,568 are paid by electronic fund transfer and 11,224 by cheque.
Part-time resource and learning-support teachers are paid by school authorities on foot of a grant issued by my Department. My Department does not have information on how precisely they receive payment, however, these grants issue to schools by electronic fund transfer.
All staff employed by the vocational education committees are paid directly by the vocational education committees.
