My Department assigns officers to higher duties allowances in line with Circular 38/2007: Allowances for the performance of the duties of a higher grade, which sets out the conditions under which an allowance for the performance of the duties of a higher grade may be granted.
Currently there are no employees within my Department or within the staff of the agencies under the aegis of my Department in receipt of a higher duty acting allowance for more than two years.
The Deputy should note however, that a small number of staff (4) in three of our Agencies (IDA, EI and NSAI) are in receipt of personal-to-holder allowances with reference to the performance of higher duties put in place to honour historical pay agreements.