Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 February 2012

Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Questions (70, 71)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

110 Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if any remuneration, stipend, expense facility, financial facility or similar payment is being made from the Exchequer to any senior public servant who has retired from his Department beyond any accrued pension entitlements; if any such payment has been sanctioned for current senior public servants who are about to retire from his Department; if he will list the name, positions and details of any relevant moneys paid or scheduled to be paid of any person in receipt of or sanctioned to receive such a payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8278/12]

Written answers

The Taoiseach

No such payments are being made or are scheduled to be paid.

Sean Fleming

Question:

111 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Taoiseach if he will outline on a yearly basis form 2008 to 2015 in respect of staff leaving the public service in his Department; the cost of lump sums; the cost of severance payments; the cost of pensions of those leaving the service through retirement or other means; the loss of the pension levy from employees who have left; the loss of superannuation payments from retired or departed employees, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8443/12]

The Taoiseach

In the time allowed it is not possible to provide a detailed response to the Deputy. The information will be provided to you as soon as possible.