Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 31 Mar 1998

Vol. 489 No. 3

Written Answers. - Ministerial Staff.

Sean Fleming

Question:

120 Mr. Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food 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. [7928/98]

Sean Fleming

Question:

121 Mr. Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food 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. [7942/98]

Sean Fleming

Question:

122 Mr. Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food 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. [7956/98]

Sean Fleming

Question:

123 Mr. Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food 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. [7970/98]

Minister for Agriculture and Food (Mr. Walsh)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 120, 121, 122 and 123 together.

The information requested is set out in the following tabular statement. Before any payment issued in respect of untaken leave, details of annual leave taken were requested and verified by the relevant line managers.

Department of Agriculture and Food

Position	Duration of Service	Minimum Notice Payment	Statutory Redundancy Payment	Severance Payment	Interim Severance Payment	No. of Days Untaken Leave for Duration of Service	Payment in respect of Untaken Leave	Payment for Public Holidays
		£	£	£	£		£	£
Programme Manager	24.01.1995-26.06.1997	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	40 days	4,893.81	Nil
Special Adviser to Minister	30.01.1995-26.06.1997	1,954.31	600	5,304.56	Nil	29 days	3,614.57	Nil
Personal Secretary to Minister	03.01.1995-26.06.1997	431.75	959.44	2,417.79	Nil	26.5 days	1,271.25	Nil
Personal Assistant to the Minister	09.01.1995-26.06.1997	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Special Adviser to the Minister of State	01.06.1995-26.06.1997	1,472.32	600	5,468.64	Nil	22 days	2,065.74	Nil
Personal Assistant to Minister of State	19.01.1993-17.11.1994	Nil	Nil	Nil	375.14	Nil	Nil	Nil
Personal Assistant to Minister of State	14.10.1996-26.06.1997	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Personal Secretary to Minister of State	03.01.1995-20.12.1996	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Personal Secretary to Minister of State	30.12.1996-26.06.1997	175.73	Nil	1,528.26	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Civilian Driver to Minister of State	30.12.1994-26.06.1997	525.86	788.79	2,660.85	Nil	45 days	2,411.37	1,393.24(26 days)
Civilian Driver to Minister of State	30.12.1994-26.06.1997	525.86	1,051.72	2,660.85	Nil	45 days	2,411.37	1,393.34(26 days)
Civilian Driver to Minister of State	08.02.1993-17.11.1994	Nil	Nil	Nil	590.50	32.5 days	1,741.55	857.38(16 days)
Civilian Driver to Minister of State	08.02.1993-17.11.1994	Nil	Nil	Nil	332.59	32.5 days	1,741.55	857.38(16 days)