Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 533: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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. [46986/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The estimated cost of incremental pay increases for my Department in 2008 is €908,000 and €913,000 in 2009. These estimated figures are based on the current number of staff employed in my Department and they take into account the pay increase due in 2009 under Towards 2016. 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.

The comparative cost of incremental pay increases for each year from 2002 to date is not readily available and its compilation would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work.

The budgeted cost of incremental pay increases in respect of the agencies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the agency or body concerned and my Department is not involved in their day to day operational activities.