Eoghan Murphy
Question:102. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost to the Exchequer of the payment of increments to all public sector staff under his remit per year since 2008. [18326/15]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 May 2015
102. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost to the Exchequer of the payment of increments to all public sector staff under his remit per year since 2008. [18326/15]
View answerThe following table sets out the number of increments paid to the staff in my Department for the years 2008-2015:
YEAR |
Number of Increments |
2008 |
1706 |
2009 |
1685 |
2010 |
1578 |
2011 |
1246 |
2012 |
1086 |
2013 |
958 |
2014 |
694 |
Jan-Apr 2015 Inclusive |
223 |
The awarding of an increment is dependent on satisfactory performance by the staff member.
It is not feasible to provide the costs for each year in the time frame available, however the information will be provided directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.