Written answers
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Department of Health and Children
Departmental Staff
8:00 pm
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the 10 largest bonus payments made to staff in her Department and each of its agencies in the past 12 months. [30660/07]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The scheme of performance related awards in my Department relates to Deputy and Assistant Secretaries and the Chief Medical Officer only. The Committee for Performance Awards oversees the scheme, monitors its application and brings independent judgement to bear in approving objectives for the officers concerned and in approving recommendations for 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. As shown in the Committee for Performance Awards Report for 2006 (page 10), awards totalling €100,000 were made in 2007 to 8 officers in my Department in respect of 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 atthe following link: http://www.finance.gov.ie/ documents/publications/reports/CPArep2006.pdf.
Based on Report No. 38 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector, a scheme of performance related awards has been in operation in the Health Services since 2002, for senior management grades. The Scheme provides for a total award pool of 10% of the payroll of the qualifying grades and awards of up to 20% of salary may be made to individuals.
In relation to the specific details requested by the Deputy, my Department is asking the relevant health agencies to reply directly to the Deputy.
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of civil servants in her Department who have transferred to other Government Departments or left the Civil Service in each of the past five years in tabular readable form. [30675/07]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following table:
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 to date | Total | |
| Resigned | 13 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Retired | 3 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 37 |
| Transferred on Promotion | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 28 |
| Transferred not on Promotion | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 29 |
| Decentralised under current Government Programme | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 49 |
| Total | 24 | 27 | 28 | 57 | 49 | 185 |
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing that have been reported to her Department by Departmental staff since 1 January 2007. [30690/07]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I am advised that my Department's Human Resources Unit has not received any allegation of victimisation for whistleblowing since 1 January 2007.
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