Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance 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. [36836/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The estimated cost of increments awarded to staff in my Department in 2008 is €227,000, and in 2009 is €171,000.

With regard to the estimated cost of increments in Offices under the aegis of my Department, I have been advised as follows:

With regard to the Office of the Ombudsman and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, the comparable figures are:

I have been further advised by the Office of Public Works that it has not been possible to obtain the information within the time allowed, but that the information will be forwarded directly to the Deputy when available.

It should be noted that since the introduction of the revised Performance Management and Development System (PMDS) in the civil service, the payment of all increments since 2007 is dependant on staff receiving a satisfactory rating.

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance 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. [36850/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The estimated cost to my Department of the 2.5% pay increase due under T2016 with effect from 1 September 2008, is €0.33m, with the estimated cost in a full year being €.991m.

I have also been advised that the estimated cost to the Offices under my Department's aegis is as follows:

With regard to the Offices of the Ombudsman and the Comptroller and Auditor General, the comparable figures are:

The estimated cost to my Department of the 3.5% pay increase with effect from 1 September 2009, arising under the recently negotiated draft pay agreement under Towards 2016, is €0.48m in 2009 and €1.44m in a full year.

I have also been advised that the estimated cost to offices under my Department's aegis is as follows:

With regard to the Offices of the Ombudsman and the Comptroller and Auditor General, the comparable figures are: