Richard Bruton
Ceist:66 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the percentage growth and the absolute level of the public service pay bill in each of the past four years; and the forecast for 2002. [14097/02]
Written Answers. - Public Service Pay.
My Department produces annually a booklet called Analysis of Exchequer Pay and Pensions Bill which gives the details of developments of Exchequer pay and pensions. The booklet is also available on my Department's website. Work on the 2002 update is near completion and it will be published later this month.
The information in relation to the total Exchequer public service pay and pensions bill, excluding local authorities, and the percentage growth in the past four years is as follows:
|
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
|
€7,118 |
€7,764 |
€8,632 |
€10,187 |
€11,550 |
|
8.8% |
9.1% |
11.2% |
18.0% |
13.4% |
In 2002 the pay bill will amount to €11,550 million. This includes a €150 million budget day provision for benchmarking, an increase of 13.4% over the 2001 figure of €10,187.
In 2002 increases arising from PPF and other pay rate increases account for an increase of 6.5% or 48.5% of the overall increase. Other factors, mainly extra numbers employed but also including the €150 million provision for the cost of benchmarking, account for an increase of 6.9% or 51.5% of the overall increase.
The health sector accounts for 40% of the total pay bill and has shown the greatest increase in the period. The education sector accounts for 30% while the Civil Service accounts for 13.8%. The security sector and the non-commercial State bodies accounts for 12% and 4.2% respectively.