Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 March 2009
289 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount paid by public servants in agencies under the remit of his Department in superannuation and pension contributions in 2007 and 2008. [9952/09]
View answer290 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount paid by public servants in his Department in superannuation and pension contributions in 2007 and 2008. [9967/09]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 289 and 290 together.
Details of the amounts deducted from the salaries of staff in my Department in respect of superannuation contributions are provided in the following tabular format.
|
Year |
Amount deducted from staff salaries |
|
€ |
|
|
2007 |
1,707,550 |
|
2008 |
1,877,450 |
Some staff in my Department purchased notional service for superannuation purposes during the years in question. The amounts paid by those staff are detailed as follows.
|
Year |
Amount paid by staff |
|
€ |
|
|
2007 |
135,600 |
|
2008 |
280,500 |
There are no Government agencies under the remit of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
