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| Finance Minister Nigel Dodds is to commission an independent review of pay and bonuses for senior civil servants in Northern Ireland. | Finance Minister Nigel Dodds is to commission an independent review of pay and bonuses for senior civil servants in Northern Ireland. |
| The total bonus pay-out for senior civil servants last year was £1.2m. | |
| "There has been a great deal of public comment over recent months about public sector pay generally," he said. | "There has been a great deal of public comment over recent months about public sector pay generally," he said. |
| "I will want the review to look at comparisons with pay and reward systems for similar jobs in the public sector, as well as in the private sector." | "I will want the review to look at comparisons with pay and reward systems for similar jobs in the public sector, as well as in the private sector." |
| More than £157,000 was shared last year by 19 senior staff in the Office of the First and Deputy First Ministers. | |
| In the Department of Health 20 senior civil servants shared a bonus payout of almost £161,000. | |
| Click here for a breakdown of bonuses for other Executive departments | |
| The move follows a review of the reward strategy for senior civil servants in the rest of the United Kingdom | The move follows a review of the reward strategy for senior civil servants in the rest of the United Kingdom |
| "Interest in such matters is inevitable against the background of the difficult economic climate and the position of other employees, particularly in the private sector," said Mr Dodds. | "Interest in such matters is inevitable against the background of the difficult economic climate and the position of other employees, particularly in the private sector," said Mr Dodds. |
| "I think therefore that now is the right time for the devolved administration in Northern Ireland to conduct its own independent review of future pay arrangements for its senior civil servants." | "I think therefore that now is the right time for the devolved administration in Northern Ireland to conduct its own independent review of future pay arrangements for its senior civil servants." |