Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the approximate cost to his Department of the review of public service allowances that was undertaken during 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44756/12]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The review of public sector allowances and premium pay was announced in my address to Dáil Éireann on Expenditure Estimates 2012 on the 5th of December 2011.

In order to keep the cost of the Review to an absolute minimum, the Review was carried out within my Department using existing staffing resources. As these staff conducted the review along with their normal role, no specific cost can be attributed to it.