Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 September 2011

Tuesday, 27 September 2011

Questions (434)

Noel Grealish

Question:

467 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of employees in her Department who have expressed an interest in retiring ahead of the changes to the public sector pension schemes that are to come into force in 2012. [25780/11]

Written answers

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald)

To date 13 people in my Department have expressed an interest in retiring ahead of the changes to the public sector pension schemes that are to come into force on 1 March 2012.

Of these 13 employees only one person has formally decided to retire.