Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 123: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality 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. [32686/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The estimated annual cost of issuing hard copy payslips to 754 employees in my Department and in its associated offices amounts to €8,655 in 2011. Options for the increased use of electronic payslips are currently under consideration and I would expect a significant reduction in these figures during 2012.

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 124: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality 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. [32701/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The estimated annual cost of issuing hard copy payslips to the 20,799 employees and 9,026 pensioners of the agencies accountable to me amounts to €510,641 in 2011. Options for the increased use of electronic payslips are currently under consideration but there are particular technical, logistical and cost challenges in providing electronic payslips for the majority of these people since they do not have ready access to office computers in their workplaces, e.g., members of An Garda Síochána, Garda Pensioners and Prison Officers.

Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 125: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will confirm that grant-in-aid to the Irish Red Cross will not be used to pay for the information technology, IT, web design contract recently awarded by the Irish Red Cross to a United Kingdom company when there are multiple Irish IT companies equally well placed to do the work. [32665/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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In accordance with relevant legislation, the Irish Red Cross Society is an independent charitable body corporate with full power to manage and administer its own affairs. My Department pays an annual grant to the Society of €951,000 which includes the Government's annual contribution (currently €130,000) to the International Committee of the Red Cross. The balance of the grant goes towards the salary and administration costs of running the headquarters of the Irish Society and will not be used for the purpose mentioned in the question.