Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 December 2015
241. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of employees under his remit who are classified under a contract of indefinite duration; the number of these who are receiving incremental salary payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43282/15]
View answerAside from the Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) (formerly Chief Executive of the Labour Relations Commission (LRC)), there are no contracts of indefinite duration for any staff in my Department - the staffing of the WRC being part of my Department's staffing complement. The contract of the Director General of the WRC, whose contract has been extended over the years since his initial appointment to the LRC in 1991, may, in accordance with Section 13 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015, be terminated by the Minister for stated reasons. Remuneration is as may be determined by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and is not on an incremental scale.
Personal appointments by Ministers (Special Adviser(s), Personal Assistant, Personal Secretary, Civilian Driver(s)) are co-terminous with the period of office of the relevant Minister and are not considered contracts of indefinite duration in the normal sense.
I have asked the Agencies under the aegis of my Department to advise me of the number of contracts of indefinite duration and incremental salaries as requested by the Deputy, and I will communicate that information to the Deputy as soon as it is available.
