Department of Education spent almost €3m posting wage slips last year

Department of Education spent almost €3m posting wage slips last year

Education Minister Norma Foley said the department offered school staff the option to receive their payslip electronically in April and May of last year, with 27,500 now no longer receiving their payslip by post. Picture: Moya Nolan

The Department of Education spent almost €3m posting wage slips last year despite saying in 2021 that postage costs must be addressed “as a matter of urgency”.

The department provides a payroll service to over 150,000 school staff across the country, with postage costs almost doubling since 2021.

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