Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 94: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will detail and itemise the performance based bonuses or other bonuses paid to Secretaries General and Assistant Secretaries in his Department and Offices in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26812/07]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The scheme of performance-related awards in the Civil Service applies to Deputy and Assistant Secretaries and equivalent grades. It does not apply to Secretaries General. Details of awards to individual officers under the performance related scheme are not disclosed on the basis that they are confidential to the officer concerned. Details of the operation of the scheme are available in the report of the Committee for Performance Awards which can be accessed on the website of the Department of Finance at the following link:

http://www.finance.gov.ie/documents/publications/ reports/CPArep2006.pdf

However, I can say that during 2007 awards totalling €608,750 were made to 45 officers in my Department in respect of their performance in 2006. As the Deputy will be aware, I do not have any involvement in decisions concerning this issue.