Departmental Staff Remuneration

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 December 2012

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Questions (178)

Finian McGrath

Question:

178. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Defence if temporary promotions or acting up allowances have not been a feature of the staffing arrangements for this EU Presidency, if he will confirm that his Department has been given sanction to make such arrangements detailing the number by grade involved, and the date sanction was sought and the date it was given. [56296/12]

Written answers

Minister for Defence (Deputy Alan Shatter)

My Department is not using temporary promotions or acting ups to manage staffing arrangements for the EU Presidency. Hence, my Department did not seek sanction in this regard from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.