Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 March 2024
1014. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of exit and or severance and or redundancy packages granted by his Department, and bodies under his aegis and of bodies he funds in full or in part, of €100,000 and above but less that €200,000, by the amount and by each body in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024. [12343/24]
View answerMy Department facilitates severance and redundancy payments in accordance with the Terms set out by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform.
Full details of severance and redundancy payments for former staff in my Department for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024 were recently provided in PQ Reference 11008/24. Specifically related to severance and redundancy payments greater than €100,000 and less than €200,000 there was one such payment, details of which are shown in the table below:
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Role in Department |
Description of Payment |
Year of Payment |
Amount of payment |
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Special Advisor to Minister |
Severance and Redundancy |
2020 |
Severance €85,358.01Redundancy €15,876 Total: €101,234.01 |
The Question of redundancy payments to staff in the State Bodies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for the Bodies themselves. I will ask the State Bodies to reply directly to the Deputy on this matter.
