Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 179: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of agencies, authorities and other bodies coming within his Department's remit that operate independent payroll systems; and the reason such a function could not be provided by his Department [6799/11]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department operates payroll for all Departmental staff and staff of the following Offices and Agencies of my Department: · Labour Court · Employment Appeals Tribunal · Patents Office · Companies Registration Office · Registrar of Friendly Societies · Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement · National Employment Rights Authority · Labour Relations Commission · National Consumer Agency · Competition Authority · Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority

In addition, fees payable to members of the Employment Appeals Tribunal and to Rights Commissioners are also processed by my Department's payroll. In total there are in excess of 1,200 people paid regularly on the payroll.

The other agencies under the remit of my Department are responsible for payrolls with a total of in excess of 3,200 individuals, including pensioners. While there is some sharing of payroll services at present, the issue of greater sharing of both payroll and other services across my Department, its offices and agencies is currently being explored in the context of achieving both administrative savings and bringing about improvements in the delivery of those services, in line with the Croke Park Agreement.