Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 764: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the bonuses paid to his staff for the year ending 31 December 2005; the amount of money paid; the way in which this was calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1922/06]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Performance related awards totalling €141,375 were paid in the year ended 31 December 2005 to 13 individuals who held posts at assistant secretary and deputy secretary level in my Department and some bodies under the aegis of my Department. The awards were made on the basis of a scheme of performance related awards that operates for these grades across the Civil Service and is overseen by the committee for performance awards, established by the Minister for Finance. The funding available for the awards is on the basis of 10% of the annual payroll for the posts covered by the scheme and, within this limit, awards of up to 20% can be made to individuals.