Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 November 2011
53 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance the cost of issuing hard copy payslips to all employees paid by him; the number of staff issued with such payslips; the steps being taken to only issue payslips by electronic means; the timetable involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32682/11]
View answerAll employees in my Department are on electronic payslips and hard copy payslips are only provided to employees who are on extended absence, for example, maternity leave. The details sought by the Deputy are as follows:
Number of staff issued with payslips, 19.
Annual cost, €183
54 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance the cost of issuing hard copy payslips to all employees of agencies accountable to him; the number of staff issued with such payslips; the steps being taken to only issue payslips by electronic means; the timetable involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32697/11]
View answerMy Department is a shared services payroll provider and, in addition to paying Department of Finance staff, provides a service for a number of other Government Departments/Offices. Hard copy payslips are only provided to Departments/Offices who specifically request them.
The details sought by the Deputy are as follows:
Number of staff issued with payslips, 272.
Annual cost, €1,914.
The figures quoted represent total numbers and costs for payslips for the shared payroll services for the following Departments/Offices: Department of Finance, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Office of the Chief State Solicitor, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Office of the Attorney General, Office of the Ombudsman, Commission for Public Service Appointments, Public Appointments Service, State Laboratory, President's Establishment, Judicial salaries and salary for the President and the Comptroller and Auditor General.
The Office of the Paymaster General in my Department is responsible for the issue of pension payments to 22,000 retired Civil and Public Servants and their surviving spouses across a range of Government Departments and Offices. The figures provided exclude numbers and costs associated with pension payments.
The Revenue Commissioners, the Appeals Commissioners, the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General and NAMA, which are under the aegis of my Department, are not part of my Department's shared services payroll. The numbers and costs associated with these bodies are as follows:
Revenue Commissioners and Appeals Commissioners
no costs as they do not issue hard copy payslips to their employees:
Comptroller and Auditor General:
Number of staff issued with payslips, 154.
Annual cost, €830.
NTMA
There are currently 423 employees in the NTMA. Processing of the NTMA payroll is outsourced to PwC. Payslips are currently issued in hardcopy on a monthly basis . The NTMA are considering a move to electronic payslips. There would be a saving of five cent in the cost of processing each payslip from such a move as well as savings in postage and courier charges. It is estimated that the annual savings from such a move would be €415.
