318 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number and grade of staff who qualified for performance related pay prior to that payment being abolished in his Department; and the pay scales appropriate to those grades. [10578/10]

The scheme of performance-related awards in the civil service applies to Deputy and Assistant Secretaries and equivalent grades. Three assistant secretaries in the Department, on the relevant assistant secretary salary scale, qualified for performance related pay prior to that payment being abolished in the Department.