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APPENDIX 4

OFFICE OF THE MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE—CONSULTANCY SERVICES, EXTRA REMUNERATION

Mr. S. Phelan,

Secretary,

Committee of Public Accounts.

A Chara,

When giving evidence to the Committee of Public Accounts regarding the Appropriation Accounts for 1976, I undertook to provide the following information:

Vote 18—Office of the Minister for the Public Service.

1. Number of consultants employed in 1976, the type of work undertaken by them and the fees paid in each case.

2. A breakdown of the £50,820 paid in overtime, showing the actual amount paid to each officer and the salary scales of the grades that received overtime payments.

The attached note provides the relevant information.

Mise le meas,

S. MAC GAMHNA,

Oifigeach Cuntasaíochta,

Roinn na Seirbhíse Poiblí.

18 Aibreán, 1979.

Vote 18—Office of the Minister for the Public Service.

1. Consultancy Services

The Committee requested to be informed of the number of Consultants employed in 1976, the type of work undertaken by them and the fees paid in each case. Expenditure on Consultancy Services in 1976 was £107,141. The Institute of Public Administration received £65,479 for the conduct of administrative research projects. A total of £41,662 was paid to 15 other consultancy organisations, groups or individuals in respect of the projects listed below:

Projects								Fees paid in 1976
Systems development in the Personnel Unit of the Department of Health in relation to health boards and other
agencies	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	£11,210
Studies to assist in determining the proper number and
location of acute care hospital beds					..	..	..	£7,286
Re-structuring the Department of Transport and Power							..	£6,720
(i) Completion of the Department of Local Government Aireacht study, (ii) Task Force study on staff units, (iii) Development of measures of organisational effectiveness in the public service with particular reference to the
application of the Aireacht/Executive Unit concept							..	£6,340
Assistance with the introduction of a computerised payroll
system in the Civil Service				..	..	..	..	£5,302
Study of the objective setting processes in the public sector
with particular reference to public enterprises						..	..	£2,360
Training courses given in the Civil Service Training
Section	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	£823
Job evaluation of positions of donor organiser and assistant
donor organiser in Blood Transfusion Service Board							..	£660 (this expenditure was later refunded to the Department by the Board)
Courses given for Departments of the Public Service and of Finance in connection with staff appraisal pilot scheme								£612
Development of internal management systems for the
Central Data Processing Services					..	..	..	£160
Use of mini computer systems in connection with
introduction of PAYE in the Civil Service					..	..	..	£154
Study to determine most suitable locations for storage
sites for road making materials				..	..	..	..	£35
								£41,662

Research Projects undertaken by the Institute of Public Administration.

Projects					Paid
Evaluation of training in the Public Service			..	..	£12,436.34
Evaluation of forecasting methodologies and problems				..	£3,998.33
A study of the Prison Service	..	..	..	..	£14,925
Motivation, behaviour and organisational theories				..	£12,012
Structural characteristics of State-sponsored bodies				..	£13,935
A pilot study of regional and community development of the mid-West (50% of cost borne by the EEC—total contribution by the Department of the Public Service
was £2,400 of which £2,000 was paid in 1975)			..	..	£400
Research options and priorities	..	..	..	..	£7,771.84
Total				..	£65,478.51

2. Extra Remuneration

The Committee requested a breakdown of the £50,820 paid in overtime, showing the actual amount paid to each officer. It also requested to be given the salary scales of the grades that received overtime payments.

Salary scales of grades paid overtime as at 1 August 1976:

Weekly rates:	Key Punch Operator		£33.71—£46.76
	Male Cleaner		£44.22—£46.89
	Messenger		£44.95—£47.68
	Assistant Head Messenger		£44.95—£47.68 + allowance of £2.19 per week
	Clerical Assistant (Clerical)		£36.28—£50.25
	Clerical Assistant (Typist)		£36.28—£50.25
	Clerical Assistant (Shorthand Typist)		£39.90—£50.25
	Paperkeeper		£48.73—£51.42
	Clerical Officer	A	£37.65—£64.88
		B	£37.65—£69.09
Annual rates:	Staff Officer	A	£3,385—£4,155
		B	£3,604—£4,457
	Executive Officer	A	£2,334—£4,507
		B	£2,334—£4,848
	Higher Executive Officer/	A	£4,507—£5,540
	Systems Analyst	B	£4,848—£5,967

Note: A scales applied to unmarried men and women.

B scales applied to married men (including widowers) and married women (including widows).

A total of 165 officers were paid overtime in 1976. The following amounts were paid to individual officers.

Key Punch Operators:		£30.07
£245.41		£27.00
£217.64		£26.07
£214.09		£24.06
£207.79		£23.46
£188.83
£150.04	Male Cleaner:
£120.73		£99.13
£115.41
£115.41	Messengers:
£101.67		£1,395.29
£99.11		£790.61
£79.43		£514.03
£76.17		£419.91
£61.54		£400.16
£53.89		£395.87
£50.27		£389.80
£47.84		£339.82
£40.15		£320.81
£36.64		£316.89
£35.84		£300.01
£32.48		£297.08
£137.54		£427.77
£36.70		£417.91
£33.66		£385.54
£27.74		£384.57
£10.59		£372.27
£10.44		£366.23
		£357.40
		£350.42
Assistant Head Messenger:
£1,462.65		£337.77
		£312.40
		£309.04
Clerical Assistants:		£249.61
(Clerical)		£198.23
£411.35		£195.79
£246.49		£183.75
£94.57		£175.31
£26.91		£172.76
£14.22		£172.64
£13.69		£141.09
£10.18		£18.95
£9.56		£12.40
£8.56		£11.17
£3.18		£5.48
		£3.87
		£3.53
Clerical Assistants:
(Typists)
£32.66	Staff Officers:
£22.73		£2,155.87
£20.58		£1,011.05
£15.54		£1,001.30
£10.97		£808.55
£9.59		£808.07
£9.13		£613.05
£5.60		£603.94
		£440.09
Clerical Assistant:		£383.31
(Shorthand Typist)		£380.36
£20.54		£207.41
		£67.33
Paperkeeper:		£42.13
£1,360.42
	Executive Officers:
Clerical Officers:		£687.93
£2,122.33		£603.32
£1,485.31		£523.11
£1,449.30		£452.54
£1,181.06		£262.40
£1,144.03		£245.67
£1,082.78		£215.76
£760.49		£200.91
£706.28		£188.17
£690.00		£108.09
£648.00		£99.46
£543.49		£74.89
£538.70		£68.26
£485.57		£67.74
£432.53		£22.11
£13.41		£267.43
£12.56		£167.60
£7.74		£154.77
£5.97		£131.57
		£103.80
		£94.32
Higher Executive Officer/Systems		£82.72
Analyst:		£81.56
£1,382.86		£79.66
£963.24		£78.63
£774.00		£50.94
£480.25		£13.79
£465.60		£11.31
£440.13		£2.72
£362.08		£2.64
£326.57		£0.68
£319.20		£0.68
£296.25		£0.42