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
Circular 02/04 – Increase in the Value Threshold for Inclusion of Assets in Asset Registers
E107/3/03 10 June 2004Circular 17/2004: Revision of pay of Civil Servants Application of increases under Section 19.18 of Sustaining Progress.
Revision of Pay of Staff of Non-commercial State Bodies, North South Bodies and Tourism Ireland Ltd - Application of pay increase under Section 19.18 of Sustaining Progress
A Dhuine Uasail1. I am directed by the Minister for Finance to say that the standard rates of subsistence allowance in Ireland have been reviewed in accordance with an agreed recommendation made by the General Council under the scheme
E107/3/0318 November 2004Circular 33/2004: Revision of pay of Civil Servants Application of increases under Section 19.18 of Sustaining ProgressA Dhuine Uasail1. I am directed by the Minister for Finance to convey the following instructions to Departments in relation to the application to the civil service of a pay increase of 2% under Section 19.18 of Sustaining Progress with effect from 1 December 2004.
To: All Personnel Officers Revision of pay of Industrial Workers linked to grades covered by the Report of the Public Service Benchmarking Body Application of increases under Section 19.18 of Sustaining Progress 1.
| 05 April 2005 Circular 10/2005: Public Service Pension Reform: Introduction of cost neutral early retirement |
| 26 May 2008 Foreign Travel and Subsistence rates |
| 13 May 2009 Q & A Incentivised Career Break Scheme for Civil Servants |
| 09 March 2009 Circular 7 of 2009 Travel and Subsistence Rates |
| 25 January 2010 Foreign Subsistence Rates January 2010 |