Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 March 2024
42. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach 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. [12358/24]
View answerAll lump sum payments to civil servants retiring from the Department of the Taoiseach are paid from Vote 12 Superannuation and Retired Allowances overseen by the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform subject to normal eligibility requirements.
Ministerial personal staff employed on temporary contracts are entitled to severance/ex-gratia payments, including statutory redundancy, when such contracts are terminated, which is mainly following a change of Government. The severance terms are set out by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform and are based on salary, aligned to civil service pay scales, and years’ service. All such severance/ex-gratia payments under these terms are calculated and paid out by the National Shared Services Office and set out each year in the Department’s Appropriation Account and published by the Comptroller and Auditor General. For the period specified, there was one severance/redundancy payment made by the Department of the Taoiseach in excess of €100,000 which is set out in the table below.
|
Year |
Severance/Redundancy Payment |
Role |
|
2021 |
€145,444 |
Special Adviser |
