Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 December 2011

Thursday, 8 December 2011

Questions (42)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

43 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the following details for all Secretaries General who have retired between January 2008 up to and including March 2012: the Department from which they retired; the date of retirement, name, age at retirement, gross lump sum received, gross special severance gratuity payment received and gross annual pension payment. [39781/11]

Written answers

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton)

During the period specified Ms. Bernadette Lacey, Secretary General, retired from my Department on 22 July 2010 at 60 years of age. The lump sum paid to the officer was €359,267.37 and the annual pension awarded at the time was €119,755.79.

No special severance gratuity was payable to the officer concerned.