Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 481: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the benefits which accrued from benchmarking with regard to the services provided to the general public by his Department. [40866/08]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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I assume the Deputy's Question relates to the Performance Verification Process that operates as part of the pay increases negotiated in the Towards 2016 National Agreement rather than to the Benchmarking process, which is carried out by the independent Benchmarking Body.

Full details of my Department's Action Plan can be found on my Department's website at the following link: http://www.dcenr.gov.ie/NR/rdonlyres/909B24F9-B301-437F-B78B-B418D803E6B5/0/DCMNRActionPlanfinal.doc

This Plan was specifically designed to draw all levels of staff into contributing towards the Action Plan's goals and I am happy to report that my Department has consistently received positive evaluations from the Performance Verification Group in terms of our efforts to implement the various strands of our Towards 2016 Action Plan.