Departmental Staff Remuneration

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 April 2013

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Questions (502)

Andrew Doyle

Question:

502. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of people who are on the payroll in his Department; the number of physical payslips that his Department processes each month; the percentage of these that are sent to payees in the post; the breakdown in the overall cost of physical payslips and postage per year for the years 2008 to 2012; if payees have the option of switching to online payslips; if he and his Department will implement online payslips in the near future; if he has considered the savings this would make; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16063/13]

Written answers

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

All staff in my Department (which was established in July 2011) are on electronic payslips and hard copy payslips are only provided to staff who are on extended absences, for example, maternity leave. There are currently 482 staff (head count) on the payroll in my Department and of these 16 receive hard copy payslips all of which are sent out in the post. The monthly average number of hard copy payslips is 50. The approximate overall cost to produce and post these payslips is €180 per annum.