Written answers

Tuesday, 1 June 2010

Department of Finance

Departmental Expenditure

10:00 am

Photo of Brian HayesBrian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 164: To ask the Minister for Finance 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. [23138/10]

Photo of Brian Lenihan JnrBrian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department, in addition to paying Finance staff, provides a shared payroll service for a number of Government Department/Offices. The details sought by the Deputy are provided in the following table. The figures quoted represent total costs for the shared services for the following Departments/Offices - Office of the Chief State Solicitor, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Office of the Attorney General, Office of the Ombudsman, Commission for Public Service Appointments, Public Appointments Service, State Laboratory, President's Establishment, Judicial Salaries for the Courts and the Department of an Taoiseach for 2007 and 2 months of 2008.

The Office of the Paymaster General in my Department is responsible for the issue of pension payments to 18,000 retired Civil and Public Servants and their surviving spouses across a range of Government Departments and Offices. The figures provided as follows exclude costs associated with pension payments.

Costs Associated With Issuing Payslips for the Department of Finance Shared Services

Description200720082009
Stationery€600.00€472.00€340.00
Production€9,117.00€3,652.00€3,251.00
Equipment Depreciation/maintenance€5,040.00€5,040.00€5,040.00
Delivery€1,700.00€1,500.00€1,100.00
Totals€16,457.00€10,664.00€9,731.00

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