Super Injunctions and bonuses under the spotlight
17 May 2011
The Questions tabled include the following:-
To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel (i) whether a business case was presented to the Department in relation to a proposed pay increase or bonus for the CEO of Invest NI; (ii) when this business case was presented; (iii) who presented the case; and (iv) what was the outcome of the case.
To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel (i) to outline the Department’s policy on bonus payments to public service employees; and (ii) whether this policy has been followed by all Departments, including the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment and Invest NI.
To ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (i) what actions were taken on the approval of a bonus payment for the CEO of Invest NI; (ii) what advice the Department received from the Department of Finance and Personnel in relation to this payment; and (iii) whether the Department complied with this advice and the Executive policy on bonuses in the public sector.
To ask the Minister of Justice how many Super Injunctions have been (i) sought; and (ii) granted through applications to the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland in each year since 2007, up to and including the date of answer.
To ask the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in relation to the pledge of office affirmed in order to hold office, to confirm whether the inherent reference to actively encouraging full co-operation with the PSNI in tackling crime includes police investigations of actions by the IRA which occurred before April 1998.
