Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 564: To ask the Minister for Defence the ten largest bonus payments made to staff in his Department and each of its agencies in the past 12 months. [30654/07]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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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. The operation of the scheme is overseen by the Committee for Performance Awards. 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. However I can say that during 2007 awards totalling €22,400 were made to 2 officers in my Department in respect of 2006 (as shown on page 10 of the CPA 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 link: http://www.finance.gov.ie/documents/ publications/reports/CPArep2006.pdf

Performance Awards for other grades are made to individual staff members and to groups of staff by way of recognition for exceptional performance of duty. In assessing eligibility for awards, regard is given to the nature and quality of the activities involved and to the circumstances under which they were carried out. Attention is also paid to the grade level of the staff members concerned and to what would be regarded as high quality performance from staff in such grades. In December 2006 and January 2007 awards totalling €26,650 were made to 35 individual staff members across all grades.

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 565: To ask the Minister for Defence 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. [30669/07]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the table hereunder:

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 566: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing that have been reported to his Department by Departmental staff since 1 January 2007. [30684/07]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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I am not aware of any allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing that have been reported to my Department by Departmental staff since 1 January 2007.