Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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171. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of employees in his Department and the bodies under the aegis of his Department who have been in receipt of a higher duty acting allowance for over two years. [31874/21]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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My Department assigns officers to higher duties allowances in line with Circular 38/2007: Allowances for the performance of the duties of a higher grade, which sets out the conditions under which an allowance for the performance of the duties of a higher grade may be granted.

Currently there are no employees within my Department or within the staff of the agencies under the aegis of my Department in receipt of a higher duty acting allowance for more than two years.

The Deputy should note however, that a small number of staff (4) in three of our Agencies (IDA, EI and NSAI) are in receipt of personal-to-holder allowances with reference to the performance of higher duties put in place to honour historical pay agreements.