Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 May 2016
66. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of acting-up payments he has put in place since the lifting of the moratorium in 2015; the reason Civil Servants and Public Servants have not received payments for 84 days, given that the moratorium is over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8877/16]
View answerThe position with acting up payments is that the granting of such payments was only considered on an exceptional basis during the period of the moratorium. While the moratorium has been relaxed to provide additional staff to support the delivery of front line services, the conditions enabling the payment of such payments remain the same i.e. it is generally necessary for a person to be in an acting up position for a period of 84 days before such payments become payable. However, where a person reaches the threshold of 84 days in an acting up position they receive payment for that 84 day period in addition to payment for any further period in that position.
As acting up payments are employed based on the individual operational business unit needs across all sectors of the public service, the data on such payments sought by the Deputy is not available to my Department.
