The following table outlines the number of staff in the Department of Defence that availed of the Cycle to Work Scheme since it was introduced in 2009 to date.
Year
|
Number of staff that availed of scheme
|
2009
|
20
|
2010
|
43
|
2011
|
44
|
2012
|
29
|
2013
|
19
|
2014
|
27
|
2015
|
28
|
2016
|
15
|
2017
|
20
|
2018
|
13
|
2019
|
16
|
2020 (to date)
|
6
|
Total
|
280
|
The Cycle to Work Scheme is implemented under a salary sacrifice arrangement through an employee's payroll. Under this arrangement my Department funds the purchase of the bicycle and/or safety equipment for the employee who agrees to forego or sacrifice part of his or her salary for over an agreed period in order to cover the cost. In this context there is no cost to my Department to implementing the Scheme.