Department spent €10.2m over six years posting payslips to teachers 

The issue surrounding the payslip expenditure was first discussed at the Department of Education’s appearance at PAC last October, where it emerged €13.8m had been spent by the body on postal and telecommunication services over those six years. File picture

The Department of Education has agreed that it must develop a new payroll system “as a matter of urgency” after it emerged it spent €10.2m on paper payslips in six years.

A briefing note from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to the Public Accounts Committee said the Department of Education “accepts” that a new, electronic system was required, as recommended by the committee.