Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 169: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost of bonus payments made to staff in her Department for 2008; the amount set aside in her Department for bonus payments in 2009; if she will make a statement on the circumstances where a staff bonus will be paid in 2009. [4829/09]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The scheme of performance-related awards in the civil service applies to Deputy and Assistant Secretaries and equivalent grades. No awards have been made to officers of my Department under the scheme in respect of 2008. The pool for performance awards is 10% of the pay bill for the group concerned.

The Deputy will be aware that my colleague the Minister for Finance recently announced the abolition of the performance-related award scheme. I am currently awaiting clarification from the Minister on the matter.