Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 June 2021
545. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of employees in her Department and the bodies under the aegis of her Department who have been in receipt of a higher duty acting allowance for over two years. [31882/21]
View answerI can confirm there are currently no officers in my Department in receipt of a Higher Duties Allowance for two years or more.
With regard to the Agencies under the remit of my Department, there are sixteen State Agencies which fall under the scope of this Parliamentary Question. Requests from State Agencies, in respect of the award of Higher Duties Allowances, are considered by my Department under Delegated Sanction arrangements. Careful consideration is given to any request for acting positions. All sanctions, for acting positions, are approved on the strict understanding that the terms and conditions of the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform’s current guidelines, in relation to the awarding of Higher Duties Allowances, are fully complied with. I understand that there are currently 6 officers in receipt of a Higher Duties Allowance for more than two years, across the Agencies under the aegis of my Department.
