Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 April 2009
257 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the payments made to senior officials in her Department under the performance related pay scheme for each of the years 2005 to 2008, inclusive; if she has approved the payments for 2008; if so, the date of this approval; the date of the approval of payments relating to 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14224/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraCivil service posts at the levels of Assistant Secretary and Deputy Secretary are covered by a scheme of performance related awards. Recommendations in relation to awards are made by the Secretary General of each Department and the operation of the scheme is overseen by the Committee for Performance Awards. The funding for awards is based on 10% of the payroll for the posts covered by the scheme. Within this overall limit, payments of up to 20% can be made to individuals.
Details of the procedures, the numbers covered by the scheme, the range of awards and the total amounts paid in Departments are outlined in the annual reports of the Committee for Performance Awards (available on the website www.finance.gov.ie). The committee does not identify the amount paid to individuals as this is regarded as personal information. Recommendations in respect of 2007 were forwarded to the committee in March 2008 and May 2008. No awards have been recommended in respect of 2008.
