Written answers
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Departmental Staff
8:00 pm
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 632: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the 10 largest bonus payments made to staff in his Department and each of its agencies in the past 12 months. [30657/07]
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. 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 most recent Report, which was published in May 2007, indicates that a total sum of €96,000 was awarded to eight people in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Information in relation to individual amounts paid is regarded as personal information and is not included in the Committee's reports.
Information in relation to bonus payments made in the State bodies is not available in my Department as this is a matter for the individual bodies.
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 633: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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. [30672/07]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The information requested is set out in the following table:
| Year | Transferred to other Government Departments | Left the Civil Service |
| 2003 | 16 | 55 |
| 2004 | 126* | 50 |
| 2005 | 17 | 75 |
| 2006 | 41 | 65 |
| 2007 | 41 | 55 |
| *Includes 65 staff who transferred to the Office of Public Works due to the realignment of functions between this Department and the OPW. |
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 634: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing that have been reported to his Department by Departmental staff since 1 January 2007. [30687/07]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I am not aware of any allegations of whistleblowing having been reported to my Department since 1 January, 2007.
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