Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 July 2012

Wednesday, 4 July 2012

Ceisteanna (188)

Sean Fleming

Ceist:

191 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in respect of 2011, the best estimate for 2012 of the number of persons in the following salary ranges, the total cost of the increments in respect of the persons in each of these salary ranges: less than €40,000 between €40,001 —€50,000; between €50,001 —€60,000; between €60,001 —€70,000; between €70,001 to €80,000; between €80,001 to €90,000; between €90,001 to €100,000 and more than €100,001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32791/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Phil Hogan)

The information in respect of end 2011 and May 2012 regarding the number of staff in the salary bands indicated is set out in the following table:

Salary Range	Dec-11*	May-12*
Under €40,000	207.08	193.28
€40,001 —€50,000	157.2	151.2
€50,001 —€60,000	183.53	173
€60,001 —€70,000	40.4	33.2
€70,001 —€80,000	105	105
€80,001 —€90,000	53	50
€90,001 —€100,000	46	46
Over €100,001	20	20
Total	812.21	771.68

* Figures provided on basis of whole time equivalent

The number of staff who received increments in 2011 was 367. This number reflects the reconfiguration of the Department following the formation of the Government in March 2011. Once increments are paid on the corepay system, it is not possible to extract historical increment data from the system on a global basis. Historic costs could be calculated manually on an individual basis but this would take a prohibitively long time to calculate. Therefore, more detailed information is not available in respect of 2011.

Salary Range	Total Cost in 2012
Under €40,000	€61,900.53
€40,001 —€50,000	€61,464.38
€50,001 —€60,000	€62,084.56
€60,001 —€70,000	€31,926.36
€70,001 —€80,000	€56,054.52
€80,001 —€90,000	€25,049.29
€90,001 —€100,000	€21,338.74
Over €100,001	€4,903.46
Total	€324,721.84

Increments are paid in line with the approved rates of pay at the time as outlined on the websites of the Department of Finance and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The payment of increments is subject to satisfactory performance under the Performance Management Development System (PMDS). However, staff who have reached the maximum or long service increment point of their salary scales do not receive increments.