Written answers
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Department of Foreign Affairs
Departmental Staff
8:00 pm
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 314: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the 10 largest bonus payments made to staff in his Department and each of its agencies in the past 12 months. [30659/07]
Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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In 2007, the following were the ten largest bonus payments made in the Department of Foreign Affairs under the Scheme of Performance-related awards for those at Deputy Secretary and Assistant Secretary level:
€25,850
€22,800
€22,100
€21,750
6 payments of €19,200
These bonus payments were subject to tax and PRSI. Some 45 officers at Assistant Secretary and Deputy Secretary level participated in this Scheme, and the awards ranged widely over the scales in question. The awards were made by the independent Committee for Performance Awards, following recommendations by the Secretary General of my Department and I, as Minister, was not involved in the decisions taken.
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 315: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of civil servants in his Department who have transferred to other Government Departments or left the Civil Service in each of the past five years in tabular readable form. [30674/07]
Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The following table sets out the number of civil servants in my Department who have either transferred to other Government Departments or who have left the Civil Service in the period 2002 to 2006.
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Transferred to other Government Departments | 22 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 37 |
| Retirements | 9 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 20 |
| Resignations | 23 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 13 |
| Special Leave | 19 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 17 |
| Dismissal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Death in Service | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 74 | 55 | 69 | 47 | 90 |
The figures for the number of staff who have left the Department on special leave include officers on career break and those who have taken up positions in EU institutions or other international organisations of which Ireland is a member. In all such cases, the terms of these officers' special leave provide for their possible return to the Department at a future date.
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 316: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing that have been reported to his Department by Departmental staff since 1 January 2007. [30689/07]
Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Since 1 January 2007, no allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been reported to the management of my Department by its staff.
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