Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 17 January 2013

Public Accounts Committee

Commission for Aviation Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Communications Regulation - Financial Statement 2011
Commission for Energy Regulation - Financial Statement 2011

1:05 pm

Mr. Dermot Nolan:

I will come back to the Chairman with a detailed note. Objectives are set and if staff exceed them, they are more likely to get a higher performance-related pay.

I revert to the fact that this is part of the contractual arrangements that were set up in 1999. The contracts specify 37.5 hours per week. The average working hours, which we have measured, are approximately 42 hours per week. People are working more than their contract specifies and there are no overtime payments. The system is dependent on the idea that if staff perform well over the year they will get some reward for it.