Pay and Other Circulars

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The Department of Finance issues circulars and confidential circulars from time to time setting out practice for Departments on matters for which the Department of Finance has responsibility.

These circulars cover many subject areas for which the Department has responsibility, including various personnel and remuneration concerns, such as pay and allowances, leave, career breaks, confined competitions, etc..

The Personnel Code website, assembles relevant circulars, circular letters and letters to heads of Departments or Personnel Officers on personnel matters. It can be accessed at www.personnelcode.gov.ie

February 2007

08 February 2007
Adobe PDF format documentCircular 11/2007. Confined Principal Officer Competition.

Circular 11/2007. Confined competition for appointment to posts at Principal Officer (Standard Scale) in the Civil Service.

13 February 2007
Adobe PDF format documentCircular 3/2007. Retention of civil servants beyond the normal retiring age- maximum income limits allowable on grounds of hardship

Circular 3/2007. Retention of civil servants beyond the normal retiring age - maximum income limits allowable on grounds of hardship.

April 2007

02 April 2007
Circular 4/2007: Accounting for Public Private Partnership (PPP) Projects in the 2007 and subsequent years' Appropriation Accounts

Circular 4/2007: Accounting for Public Private Partnership (PPP) Projects in the 2007 and subsequent years' Appropriation Accounts

May 2007

June 2007

01 June 2007
Adobe PDF format documentRevision of pay of employees of Non-commercial State sponsored Bodies (including North/South Bodies)

Application of increases under Section 27.17 of Towards 2016

July 2007

02 July 2007
Circular 25/2007 Ref: E105/1/07 2 July 2007 : Motor Travel Rates

Circular 25/2007 Ref: E105/1/07 2 July 2007 : Motor Travel Rates

02 July 2007
Circular 24/2007 E105/5/2006 : Subsistence Allowances

Circular 24/2007 E105/5/2006 : Subsistence Allowances

August 2007

29 August 2007
Circular 29/2007 Public Financial Procedures – Suspense Accounts and Agency Services.

Circular 29/2007 Public Financial Procedures – Suspense Accounts and Agency Services.

September 2007

13 September 2007
Adobe PDF format documentCircular 32/2007

Appointment to the post of Senior Auditor in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General.

October 2007

22 October 2007
Adobe PDF format documentCircular 34 of 2007

Regarding certain revisions to Circular 28/04: Implementation of deferred surrender of unspent capital under Multi-Capital Envelopes.

November 2007

23 November 2007
Circular 37/2007.

Circular 37/2007: Guidance Note: to all Personnel Officers on the use of Excluding Orders as provided for under the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act, 2004

29 November 2007
Circular 38/2007: Allowances for the performance of the duties of a higher grade

Circular 38/2007: Allowances for the performance of the duties of a higher grade

December 2007

21 December 2007
Circular 40/2007: Agreement on incremental credit for previous service for certain entry level grades represented by Irish Municipal Public and Civil

Circular 40/2007: Agreement on incremental credit for previous service for certain entry level grades represented by Irish Municipal Public and Civil Trade Union (IMPACT).