Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 146: To ask the Taoiseach the budgeted cost to his Department for 2009 of incremental pay increases for all staff in and under the aegis of his Department; the comparative cost for each year from 2002 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46992/08]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The estimated cost of incremental pay increases for staff in this Department and the agencies under its aegis in 2008 and 2009 is detailed in the table below. Cost of increments is not identified as a separate cost in the budget process and consequently is not readily available for the years 2002 to 2006. I do not consider it an efficient use of administrative time to provide comparative details for 2002 to 2006 as this would necessitate an inordinate amount of time and cost in my Department.