Written answers

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Departmental Agencies

Photo of Thomas PringleThomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the payment of bonuses or other performance related payments and or allowances made to the staff of agencies under the aegis of his Department with a yearly breakdown from 2008 outlining the overall amount paid in each year period and the number of staff that received such payments and or allowances. [10170/13]

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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In response to the Deputy’s query the following is a list of payment of bonuses or other performance related payments and or allowances that were made to the staff of agencies under the aegis of my Department:

Office of the Ombudsman



Year
Bonuses (scheme of performance related awards for posts at Assistant Secretary level) Performance Related Payments (Merit Awards) Allowances (Private Secretary, Higher Duty, Key holding)
2008 €17,800 (for 2007) €11,575 (16 staff) €32,661.17 (12 staff)
2009 Nil €10,000 (19 staff) €42,617.11 (12 staff)
2010 Nil €11,100 (19 staff) €29,565.43 (4 staff)
2011 Nil €  6,400 (11 staff) €19,411.00 (3 staff)
2012 Nil €  6,600 (12 staff) €19,746.78 (3 staff)

Public Appointments Service



Year
Bonuses (scheme of performance related awards for posts at Assistant Secretary level) Performance Related Payments (Merit Awards) Allowances (Private Secretary, Higher Duty, Key holding)
2008 €16,000€19,155 (73 staff) €50,610.75 (29 staff)
2009 Nil €7,376.00 (42 staff) €37,356.47 (15 staff)
2010 Nil €250 (2 staff) €40,637.90 (15 staff)
2011 Nil Nil€40,343.20 (21 staff)
2012 Nil Nil €43,606.48 (21 staff)

Special EU Programmes Body



Year


Bonuses


Number of Staff
2008* €5,600
9
2009 €1,050
5
2010 €462.50
4
2011 €975.00
6
2012 Nil
Nil

* Please note that this included a contractual performance related bonus of £8,000 was paid to the SEUPB’s Chief Executive in May 2008 for the 2007 performance year. There have been no bonuses awarded to the Chief Executive since this date. All other bonuses were paid under a Northern Irish Civil Service Bonus scheme to staff based in Belfast and Omagh who work under the terms and conditions of employment of the Northern Ireland Civil Service.

Photo of Thomas PringleThomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of payments made to the CEO or equivalent of all agencies under the aegis of his Department including details of any bonuses, pension entitlements or any other remuneration paid to him or her in 2012. [10187/13]

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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In response to the Deputy’s question the following table outlines the details of payments made to the CEO or equivalent of all agencies under the aegis of my Department in 2012:

Agency
Title
Salary
Employer Pension Contribution
Institute of Public AdministrationDirector General
€188,952.00
€65,377.00
Office of the OmbudsmanDirector General
€146,649.71
-
State LaboratoryState Chemist
€108,491.00
-
Public Appointments Service(Started 20/03/2012)CEO
€96,566.09
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