Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 501: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the performance objectives set out in respect of posts in which bonuses in his Department are paid; the way the performance is measured; and the way the performance related to the targets set. [27264/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Civil Service posts at the levels of Assistant Secretary and Deputy Secretary are covered by a scheme of performance related awards. Awards made under the scheme in my Department are made in accordance with Guidelines approved by the Committee for Performance Awards in November 2001. Details of the procedures, the numbers covered by the scheme, the range of awards and the total amounts paid in Departments are outlined in the annual reports of the Committee for Performance Awards which can be accessed on the Department of Finance website (www.finance.gov.ie).

The Department's Statement of Strategy 2005-2007 sets out the high level objectives, key strategies and related outputs across each of the functional areas of the Department and these inform the business plans of Divisions. As performance objectives for specific posts would clearly identify individuals, this is regarded as personal information and is not included in the Committee's Reports.