Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 159: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in respect of 2011, the best estimate for 2012 of the number of persons in the following salary ranges, the total cost of the increments in respect of the persons in each of these salary ranges: less than €40,000 between €40,001 - €50,000; between €50,001 - €60,000; between €60,001 - €70,000; between €70,001 to €80,000; between €80,001 to €90,000; between €90,001 to €100,000 and more than €100,001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32786/12]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to salary ranges of staff in my Department is set out in Table 1.

TABLE 1: Salary ranges of staff in the Department for 2011 and July 2012

The figures above exclude temporary seasonal staff employed by my Department, of which there are currently 67 in a salary range of less than €40,000.

The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the cost of increments in various salary ranges is set out in Table 2.

TABLE 2: Estimated cost of increments payable across salary ranges of staff in the Department for 2011 (June-Dec) and 2012

The payment of increments in my Department is subject to staff receiving a satisfactory rating through the Performance Management Development System.