Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 380: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the costs associated with the issuing of payslips to staff including production, printing and delivery for 2007, 2008 and 2009 such as delivery costs, printing costs and so on, in tabular format; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23142/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The table sets out the costs of producing, printing and issuing salary payslips in each of the years 2007 to 2009.

The production and distribution of paper payslips to the Department's 5,300 staff approximately ceased in July 2009. Since that date employees access their salary details electronically via the on-line payroll system. Paper payslips are now issued only where a staff member is on a long term paid absence from work e.g. on maternity leave or long term sick leave.

Consequently the average number of payslips issued has reduced to 150 per week. The associated estimated cost in the region of €9,000 for 2010, giving full year savings in the order of €120,000 on foot of the withdrawal of paper payslips and the introduction of electronic payslips.