Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 466: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will estimate the savings that would be made by suspending incremental pay increases in 2009 with regard to his Department and agencies within the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41044/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The estimated cost of incremental pay increases for staff in my Department in 2009 is approximately €900,000. However, the year to year costs of incremental pay increases are normally offset by corresponding reductions in costs associated with retirements and other movements by staff on higher points on the incremental scales and their replacement by staff on lower points. It is not possible therefore to estimate the savings that would be achieved by suspending incremental pay increases in 2009.

Day to day operational matters, including an estimate of the savings that would be made by suspending incremental pay increases in 2009 in the agencies reporting to my Department are matters for the individual agencies concerned.