Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 242: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount he has spent on teacher payslips in 2010 and to date in 2011; his plans to change the system of payment whereby payslips are distributed electronically like in other Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15553/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Details of the costs associated with the issuing of payslips to Primary, Post-Primary and Retired Teachers by my Department for 2010 and to date in 2011 are laid out in tabular format in the attached document.

Consideration was given by officials in my Department in 2010, to making payslips available electronically to serving and retired school employees on the Department's payrolls, using esinet (which is a portal for the delivery of online applications to schools and school staff). Following consideration of the issue, it was decided that it was not practical to proceed with the initiative at this stage, due to a number of practical and logistical issues including the initial set-up cost. However, my Department will keep this issue under review.