Written answers
Thursday, 16 December 2010
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
Departmental Staff
5:00 am
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 365: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation 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. [47964/10]
Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Public Service Agreement 2010-2014 contains a commitment "to introduce significantly improved performance management across all Public Service areas, and following the current review, the Performance Management and Development System will be strengthened 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".
Since 2007, in common with other Government Departments, eligibility for promotion and incremental progression in my Department have been dependent on performance ratings received by staff in their Annual Reviews. These are carried out as part of the centrally-agreed performance management and development system (PMDS). A central evaluation of PMDS was recently concluded and I understand that negotiations with the Unions have commenced in relation to how the PMDS can be strengthened. My Department will adopt any measures which may be recommended as the outcome of that process.
Concerning underperformance, as mandated in its current HR Strategy, my Department has drawn up detailed Guidelines for Managers in the Management of Underperformance. The Guidelines were circulated to all staff in July 2010. Information sessions on the Guidelines have been provided to staff across the Department and additional training will be made available as required (a pilot training course on the management of underperformance took place in October 2009).
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 366: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation 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. [47978/10]
Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The number of persons employed in my Department on a short-term, temporary or consultative basis in the years 2009 and 2010 and the cost involved is set out in the following table. Fixed Term Contracts:
| Category | No of Contracts 2009 | Cost of Contracts 2009 | No of Contracts 2010 | Cost of Contracts 2010 | Public Servantspreviously |
| Fixed Term Contracts2 - 5 year durationi.e. primarily appointed to professional grades, e.g. Director / Legal Adviser/ Legal Researcher | 5 | â¬430,621.43 | 5 | â¬294,799.53 | 2 |
| Fixed Term Contracts3 â 15 month duration | 5 Students under the cooperative education programme. | â¬49,272.03 | 2 | â¬120,543.54 | 2 |
| Fixed Term Contracts6 â 14 week durationi.e. Term Time Replacements | 8 | â¬52,473.15 | Nil | Nil | N/A |
Contracts for services:
| Category | No of Contracts 2009 | Cost of Contracts 2009 | No of Contracts 2010 | Cost of Contracts 2010 | Public Servantspreviously |
| No. of persons employed on a short-term/temporary basis | 3 | â¬52,768 | 3 | â¬25,038.75 Cost as at 14.12.10 | 1 |
| No. of persons employed on a consultative basis | 1 | â¬8,230 | 2 | â¬8,785.462 | 2 |
This response does not include political appointees, i.e. Special Advisers, Personal Assistants, Personal Secretaries or Civilian Drivers to the Minister or Ministers of State.
In addition, the Department procures services from a wide range of businesses who carry out work for the Department, but this would be on the basis of contracts with those businesses, and not with employees of the businesses.
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