Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 158: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the estimated cost of incremental pay increases awarded to existing staff in his Department, its office and agencies under the remit of his Department in 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36839/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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There is no specific annual budgetary provision to allow for incremental pay increases. This is based on the principle that the overall cost of increments for staff on incremental scales should be offset by reductions in costs arising from the retirement or other movements of staff at higher salary points and their replacement by staff at lower salary points. Therefore there is no separate provision for incremental pay increases in my Department's Estimates for 2008 or 2009.

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 159: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the estimated annual cost to his Department of the 2.5% Towards 2016 pay increase from its implementation in September 2008 and the 3.5% pay increase planned for September 2009 in respect of wages paid to staff in his Department, its office and agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36853/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The estimated annual cost of the 2.5% increase under Towards 2016 in respect of the Justice Equality and Law Reform Vote (Vote 19) is €3.95 million. The annual cost of the planned 3.5% pay increase in September 2009 is estimated at €5.7 million.