Written answers

Thursday, 3 November 2011

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Departmental Expenditure

3:00 pm

Photo of Denis NaughtenDenis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 75: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of issuing hard copy payslips to all employees paid by him; the number of staff issued with such payslips; the steps being taken to only issue payslips by electronic means; the timetable involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32687/11]

Photo of Denis NaughtenDenis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 76: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of issuing hard copy payslips to all employees of agencies accountable to him; the number of staff issued with such payslips; the steps being taken to only issue payslips by electronic means; the timetable involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32702/11]

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 75 and 76 together.

My Department payroll and that of a number of Offices under the aegis of my Department is administered by the Department of Finance shared services payroll and the details sought by the Deputy are included in the figures returned by that Department. The Department of Finance is a Payroll Agent for the following Departments/Offices under my remit: Department of Public Expenditure & Reform, Commission for Public Service Appointments, Public Appointments Service, State Laboratory, Office of the Ombudsman, Presidents Establishment and the Office of the Paymaster General.

The Commissioners of Public Works and the Valuation Office, which is also under the aegis of my Department, is not part of the Department of Finance shared services payroll and the numbers and costs associated with both these bodies are as follows:

The Valuation Office does not issue any hard copy payslips to staff. All staff members are paid by EFT.

In the case of the Office of Public Works (OPW), the average number of staff issued with payslips is 1,450 at an annual cost of €11,260.

The OPW has confirmed that all staff on the established side have access to online payslips through work. A handful of staff (on average 18 per week) on the established side are issued with payslips. These are staff who are off long term on, for example, sick leave, maternity leave, etc. Payroll Section receives an instruction from Personnel to issue such payslips. The vast majority of the payslips are issued on the Industrial side as most of these staff do not have access to computers in work. The OPW is currently examining different ways of transferring these staff to online payslips.

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