Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 383: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the ten largest bonus payments made to staff in his Department and each of its agencies in the past 12 months. [30662/07]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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It is assumed that the Deputy is referring to the schemes of performance awards in accordance with the recommendations of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Service (Report No. 38).

The scheme of performance-related awards in the civil service applies to Deputy and Assistant Secretaries. A similar scheme applies in respect of the Chief Executives of non-commercial State-sponsored bodies. 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. How ever, I can say that during 2007 6 officers in my Department received awards totalling €89,000 in respect of 2006 (as shown on page 10 of the Committee for Performance Awards report for 2006). 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 site:http//www.finance.gov.ie/documents/ publications/reports/CPArep2006.pdf

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 384: To ask the Minister for Social and Family 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. [30677/07]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The following table outlines the number of Civil Servants who have transferred to other Government Departments or left the Civil Service in the past five years (This data excludes officers recruited on a temporary basis).

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 385: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing that have been reported to his Department by departmental staff since 1 January 2007. [30692/07]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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There have been no allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing reported in my Department by Departmental staff since 1 January 2007.