Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 May 2005
103 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason general operatives and foreman grades with the Central Fisheries Board have not been paid the second 50% payment of parallel benchmarking backdated to January 2004 plus 5% of Sustaining Progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15884/05]
View answerPayment of the second phase of benchmarking and general round increases is due to be paid to the general operatives and foreman grades of the central and regional fisheries boards following approval of their modernisation action plan, which has recently been submitted to this Department for consideration.
The Department is currently evaluating the plan against the terms of the Sustaining Progress agreement and upon resolution of outstanding queries it will be submitted to the performance verification group, which must approve the plan before payment of the increases can be made.
