Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance if there is any post within the Civil Service or public service, established or unestablished, which does not carry an incremental salary table; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6442/05]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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A number of posts within the civil and public service have a single rate of pay rather than an incremental pay scale. These include senior posts such as Secretary General and equivalent levels in the Civil Service, county manager and a number of posts in State bodies, including chief executive officer posts. It is not unusual for single rates of pay to occur in specific posts where contracts are expected to have a short-term duration or special rates of pay have been agreed on an exceptional basis, making incremental progression less relevant. In these cases, the rate of pay reflects the nature of the appointment.