Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 February 2009
344 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Transport the cost of bonus payments made to staff in his Department for 2008; the amount set aside in his Department for bonus payments in 2009; if he will make a statement on the circumstances where a staff bonus will be paid in 2009. [4837/09]
View answerThe scheme for performance-related awards in the Civil Service applies to Deputy and Assistant Secretaries and equivalent grades. The total amount paid under this scheme to Officers in my Department for 2008 (in respect of 2007) was €63,500. No specific amount has been set aside for bonus payments in 2009.
Details of the operation of the scheme for performance-related awards in the Civil Service, the numbers covered by the scheme and the total amounts paid in Departments, are available in the annual reports of the Committee for Performance Awards which can be accessed on the website of the Department of Finance www.finance.gov.ie. In approving awards the Committee consider the recommendations made by the Secretaries General (or equivalent posts).
