Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 March 2024
239. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of exit and or severance and or redundancy packages granted by her Department, and bodies under her aegis, and of bodies he funds in full or in part, of €200,000 and above in the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if she will provide the amount of same, body, name and year. [11021/24]
View answerI can confirm that between the years 2019 and 2024 no exit, severance or redundancy packages were paid by my Department, with the exception of severance payments to two Ministerial advisers in 2020. These were made at the end of their contracts, following a change of Government, in accordance with Department of Public Expenditure NDP Delivery and Reform guidelines. Neither of these payments were €200,000 or above.
With regard to agencies of the Department, there are four organisations under the aegis of my Department. The Charities Regulatory Authority, Water Safety Ireland, the Western Development Commission and Pobal. No staff from these agencies received an exit, severance or redundancy payment of €200,000 or above for the years in question.
Given the remit of my Department, it provides grant aid to many community organisations and programmes across the country. It does not have a role in their operational matters.
