Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 881: To ask the Minister for Transport the bonuses that were paid to his staff for the year ending 31 December 2005; the amount of money that was paid; the way in which this was calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1924/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Some €84,900 was paid to staff of the Department of Transport as bonus or merit award payments for the year ending 31 December 2005. Some €44,900 was paid to those holding posts of assistant secretary, which are covered by a scheme of performance related awards 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. Payments of up to 20% can be made to individuals within this overall limit. The remaining €40,000 was paid to staff under a merit award scheme, under which awards can be made in the event of exceptional performance in the course of duty, up to a maximum of 0.2% of the A1 (salaries) budget.