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275 Mr. Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Science the details of all severance payments, statutory redundancy payments, payments for untaken leave and minimum notice payments made to all ministerial personal staff, programme managers, special advisers, personal assistants, personal secretaries and civilian drivers arising from the change of Government in 1997. [7935/98]
276 Mr. Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of days of untaken leave for all ministerial personal staff, programme managers, special advisers, personal assistants, personal secretaries and civilian drivers arising from the change of Government in 1997; the contractual obligations on these staff for the keeping of leave sheets; if leave sheets were kept in accordance with their contracts; if the staff complied with the usual Civil Service conditions regarding the granting of annual leave and the making of returns of annual leave taken; and, if not, the way in which untaken leave was verified in each case. [7949/98]
277 Mr. Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Science the details of all severance payments, statutory redundancy payments, payments for untaken leave and minimum notice payments made to any ministerial programme managers, special advisers, personal assistants, personal secretaries and civilian drivers who resigned before the change of Government in 1997; if these payments were provided for in their contracts or were legally claimable; and, if not, the reasons the payments were made. [7963/98]
278 Mr. Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Science if any ministerial programme managers, special advisers, personal assistants, personal secretaries and civilian drivers received severance, statutory redundancy, untaken leave or minimum notice payments in 1994 arising from the change of Government; and if they also received similar payments in 1997 arising either from their resignation or from the change of Government. [7977/98]
I propose to answer Questions Nos. 275, 276, 277, 278 together.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:
|
Title |
Severance Payment |
Statutory Redundancy |
Minimum Notice Payment |
Untaken Leave (Days) |
Payment in lieu of untaken leave |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
||
|
Minister's Staff |
|||||
|
Programme Manager |
– |
– |
– |
39 |
4,709 |
|
Special Adviser |
– |
– |
– |
18 |
1,839 |
|
Press Officer |
– |
1,350 |
1,212 |
51 |
4,417 |
|
Personal Assistant |
– |
750 |
690 |
14 |
890 |
|
Personal Secretary |
– |
– |
– |
5 |
135 |
|
Minister of State's Staff |
|||||
|
Special Adviser |
– |
– |
– |
54 |
5,043 |
|
Personal Assistant |
– |
2,400 |
756 |
211 |
1,550 |
|
Personal Secretary |
4,248 |
900 |
976 |
– |
– |
|
Civilian Driver |
2,640 |
789 |
526 |
58 |
2,997 |
|
Civilian Driver |
2,640 |
789 |
526 |
58 |
2,997 |
