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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 31 Mar 1998

Vol. 489 No. 3

Written Answers. - Ministerial Staff.

Sean Fleming

Question:

57 Mr. Fleming asked the Taoiseach if he will give 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. [7922/98]

Sean Fleming

Question:

58 Mr. Fleming asked the Taoiseach 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. [7936/98]

Sean Fleming

Question:

59 Mr. Fleming asked the Taoiseach 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. [7950/98]

Sean Fleming

Question:

60 Mr. Fleming asked the Taoiseach the ministerial programme managers, special advisers, personal assistants, personal secretaries and civilian drivers, if any, who 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. [7964/98]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 57, 58, 59 and 60 together.

Details of all severance payments, statutory redundancy payments, payments for untaken leave and minimum notice payments made to all Ministerial staff in my Department arising from the change of Government in 1997 are as follows.

Name

Position

Severance Payment

Statutory Redundancy Payment

Payment for untaken leave

Minimum notice

Total

£

£

£

£

£

Taoiseach's Office(John Bruton, T.D.)

Seán Donlon

Special Adviser/ Programme Manager

15,471.45

900.00

12,228.61(54 days)

3,170.38

31,770

Gerry Boyle

Economic Policy Adviser

No

No

799.11(6 days)

No

799

Roy Dooney

Special Adviser

No

No

4,994.27(41 days)

No

4,994

Dee Johnstone

Personal Assistant

Paid by Oir. (retired)

4,050.00

191.20(2 days)

No

4,241

Kevin Gilna

Personal Assistant

No

No

2,672.51(41.5 days)

No

2,673

Ruth Cashill

Personal Secretary

No

No

235.36(4 days)

48.40

248

Deirdre Concannon

Personal Secretary

No

No

3,131.68(42 days)

164.34

3,296

Government Chief Whip's Office (Jim Higgins, T.D) Paddy O'Toole

Special Adviser

7,587.50

No

2,492.74(20 days)

872.46

10,953

Margaret Brady

Personal Assistant

No

No

1,870.67(24.5 days)

69.40

1,940

Brid Coen

Personal Secretary

1,945.84

447.48

1,342.44(30 days)

447.48

4,183

Office of Minister of State Mitchell Chris Macey

Special Adviser

4,422.34

No

1,089.66(15 days)

508.51

6,021

Brian Murphy

Personal Assistant

4,687.50

600.00

1,925.00(25 days)

1,078.00

8,291

Mairead Harnett

Personal Secretary

Paid by Oir. (retired)

1,350.00

761.21(10.5 days)

724.96

2,836

Terry Conheeney

Driver

2,286.62

No

157,76(2 days)

262.93

2,707

John Stanton

Driver

2,286,62

No

2,418.96(31 days)

262.93

4,969

Jim Kirby

Part-Time Researcher

1,899.69

389.28

No leave

389.28

2,678

Office of Minister of State Carey Jim O'Callaghan

Special Adviser

No

No

3,664.23(38 days)

No

3,664

Bernadette Dillon

Personal Secretary

No

No

798.94(12 days)

34.56

834

Terry Wilson

Driver

2,513.61

788.79

2,366.38(36 days)

525.86

6,195

Frank Cullinan

Driver

2,492.58

788.79

2,760.77(41.5 days)

525.86

6,568

Joan Mullins

Personal Assistant/Executive Officer

No

No

Carried Leave to D/Soc, Comm. and Family Affiars

No

N/A

Government Press Office John Foley

Dep. Government Press Secretary

No

No

6,165.48(47 days)

No

6,165

Shane Kenny

Government Press

10,320.88

1,200.00

7,503.21(40.5 days)

2,039.70

21,064

Marie McHale

Personal Secretary

Paid by Oir. (retired)

2,400.00

866.71(13 days)

933.38

4,200

Tony Heffernan

Assistant Government Press Secretary

No

No

5,272.04(40.5 days)

384.24

5,656

Lorraine Glendenning

Personal Secretary

2,569.84

530.96

955.72(18 days)

530.96

4,587

In each of the cases above the number of days untaken leave is indicated in column 5. The contracts of these ministerial personal staff include details of their annual leave allowances which are subject to the usual conditions covering the granting of annual leave and the making of returns of such leave applicable to civil servants. While the keeping of annual leave sheets was not specifically provided for in the contracts returns of annual leave were made prior to the change of Government.
No Ministerial programme managers, special advisers, personal assistants, personal secretaries or civilian drivers received severance, statutory redundancy, untaken leave or minimum notice payments arising from the change of Government in both 1994 and 1997.
Of the Ministerial personal staff who resigned before the change of Government in 1997 none received any severance payment, statutory redundancy payment or minimum notice payment. The individuals were only entitled to payment for untaken annual leave. Details are as follows:

£

Gerard Moore

Driver (MOS Mitchell)

50.54

Sean Lynch

Driver (MOS Mitchell)

1,822.31

John Fagan

Driver (MOS Mitchell)

371.61

Liam Greene

Driver (MOS Mitchell)

126.34

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