Seán Ryan (Dublin North, Labour)
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Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance the size a project must be to qualify as a major project worthy of a project manager; the Civil Service level of salary that will be provided for project managers of major projects; the number of the planned projects that are estimated to be of the required size and will require the appointment of a project manager; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3875/07]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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My Department's Capital Appraisal Guidelines of February 2005, as amended by Circular Letter of 25 January 2006 on Value for Money, provide for an individual to be appointed as project manager for each capital project. The guidelines specify that a senior official should be appointed as project manager for capital projects above €30 million, including at management committee level, where appropriate, but do not specify a particular salary level or grade.

It is a matter for each project implementing Department or Agency to determine who should be appointed project manager in each individual case in the light of the foregoing requirements having regard to the scale, complexity and cost of each project. The choice of project manager by the Department or Agency will determine the grade and salary which will apply.

It is not possible for my Department to estimate the number of projects likely to be in excess of the threshold of €30 million. This will depend on the project level composition of the capital programmes of the many Departments and Agencies affected by the requirement.