Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 167: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism 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. [36829/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The estimated cost of incremental pay increases for staff in the Department in 2008 and 2009 is set out below:

2008: € 70,000

2009: €75,000

The award of annual increments is subject to a satisfactory rating under the Performance Management Development system.

The figure for 2009 is calculated on the basis of existing staff in the Department but the final figure will be impacted, inter alia, by further staff turnover in the context of finalising the decentralisation of the Department to Killarney in early 2009.

The cost of incremental pay increases for the agencies under the remit of my Department is a day to day matter for each agency.

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 168: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism 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. [36843/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The estimated cost for my Department and the agencies funded by my Department, of the 2.5% pay increase which took effect from 1 September 2008 is approximately €672,000 in 2008 and €1.9 million in 2009. The estimated cost of a pay increase of 3.5% from 1 September 2009 is €924,000.