Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 6 Mar 1990

Vol. 396 No. 6

Written Answers. - Voluntary Redundancy.

William Cotter

Question:

167 Mr. Cotter asked the Minister for the Environment if he will examine the position regarding a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan who made an application for the voluntary redundancy-early retirement scheme through Carrickmacross Urban District Council with whom he is employed; and if he will review this case with a view to offering voluntary redundancy to the person concerned as an exceptional case under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for the Environment (Mr. Flynn)

No proposal was received in my Department from the local authority to apply the terms of the voluntary redundancy-early retirement scheme in this particular case. It was a matter for each manager to identify posts to which it would be appropriate to apply the terms of the scheme and subsequently, subject to my sanction, to offer the terms to relevant staff. The actual date of retirement under the scheme in the local authority service must not have been later than 30 June 1989.