Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 382: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount that has been awarded in bonuses to staff in each of the semi-State or similar bodies within his remit in each of the past three years; if he will provide a breakdown of these bonuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26576/10]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The agencies associated with the Department are the Civil Defence Board, the Army Pensions Board and the Board of Coiste an Asgard. The agencies are staffed by civil servants. Performance awards for civil service grades are made to individual staff members and to groups of staff under a scheme for Recognition of Exceptional Performance of duty. In assessing eligibility for awards, regard is given to the nature and quality of the activities involved and to the circumstances under which they were carried out. Attention is also paid to the grade level of the staff members concerned and to what would be regarded as high quality performance from staff in such grades.

In 2007, a total of €1,170 was awarded to staff in the Civil Defence Board under the Scheme for the Recognition of Exceptional Performance, comprising three individual awards of €570, €400 and €200 respectively. No awards have since been made to any member of staff in these agencies under the Scheme.