Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 December 2011
226 Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the increments made payable to public sector workers within his Department in the years 2010 and 2011; the increments due in 2012 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38358/11]
View answerThe number of staff who received increments in 2010 was 593, with 367 due to receive increments before the end of 2011. These numbers reflect the reconfiguration of the Department following the formation of the Government in March 2011. The increments paid in 2010 and 2011 were in line with the approved rates of pay at the time as outlined on the websites of the Department of Finance and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
Once increments are paid on the CorePay system, it is not possible to extract historical increment data from the system on a global basis. Historic costs could be calculated manually on an individual basis but this would take a prohibitively long time to calculate.
In 2012, 324 staff are expected to receive increments at an estimated cost of €300,000.
