Written answers

Thursday, 16 December 2010

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Departmental Staff

5:00 am

Photo of Lucinda CreightonLucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 261: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the performance management systems implemented in his Department as specified in the Public Service Agreement 2010 - 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47969/10]

Photo of Dermot AhernDermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Public Service Agreement 2010-2014 contains a commitment to significantly improve performance management across all Public Service areas with promotion and incremental progression linked in all cases to performance and the implementation of appropriate systems to address under-performance, including, where appropriate, training or, where necessary, through disciplinary procedures.

Performance in my Department is managed under the Civil Service wide Performance Management Development System (PMDS) and is already linked to promotion and to incremental progression. My Department is continuing to make every effort to strengthen and improve the process in particular in relation to the identification and management of under-performance.

Photo of Lucinda CreightonLucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 262: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of staff working within his Department who are employed on a short-term, temporary or consultative basis in the years 2009 and 2010; the costs of payment to such staff in each of those years; the number of any such staff who have been previously employed in the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47983/10]

Photo of Dermot AhernDermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I would refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No 273 for answer on 9 November, 2010, in which I provided information on the salary costs for 2008 and 2009 for staff employed on fixed term contracts.

In 2010 the Department employed a total of 22 staff on temporary fixed term contracts at a total salary cost of approximately €1 million. These figures do not include individuals who were appointed for short periods to cover shortfalls arising from staff absences on the shorter working year scheme etc or individuals who were appointed on work placements.

It is not possible to provide the information requested on the number of such staff who have been previously employed in the public service as a full employment history would not exist in all cases.

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