Vol. 489 No. 3
203 Mr. Fleming asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the details of all severance payments, statutory redundancy payments, payments for untaken leave and minimum notice payments made to all ministerial personal staff, programme managers, special advisers, personal assistants, personal secretaries and civilian drivers arising from the change of Government in 1997. [7931/98]
204 Mr. Fleming asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the number of days of untaken leave for all ministerial personal staff, programme managers, special advisers, personal assistants, personal secretaries and civilian drivers arising from the change of Government in 1997; the contractual obligations on these staff for the keeping of leave sheets; if leave sheets were kept in accordance with their contracts; if the staff complied with the usual Civil Service conditions regarding the granting of annual leave and the making of returns of annual leave taken; and, if not, the way in which untaken leave was verified in each case. [7945/98]
It is proposed to take Questions Nos. 203 and 204 together.
Details of the information sought by the Deputy are set out in the following table:
|
Post |
Severance Payment |
Payment for Untaken Leave |
Statutory Redundancy |
Minimum Notice |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
||
|
Minister's Staff |
|||||
|
Special Adviser |
– |
4,113 |
(33.0 days) |
– |
– |
|
Programme Manager |
– |
3,988 |
(32.0 days) |
– |
– |
|
Personal Secretary |
2,539 |
467 |
(8.0 days) |
– |
292 |
|
Personal Assistant |
– |
1,718 |
(22.5 days) |
– |
– |
|
Minister of State's Staff |
|||||
|
Personal Secretary |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
Personal Assistant |
2,539 |
1,139 |
(19.5 days) |
584 |
584 |
|
Civilian Driver |
2,542 |
3,497 |
(43.5 days) |
526 |
526 |
205 Mr. Fleming asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the details of all severance payments, statutory redundancy payments, payments for untaken leave and minimum notice payments made to any ministerial programme managers, special advisers, personal assistants, personal secretaries and civilian drivers who resigned before the change of Government in 1997; if these payments were provided for in their contracts or were legally claimable; and, if not, the reasons the payments were made. [7959/98]
Two members of ministerial staff resigned before the change of Government in 1997. The only payment which arose in the case of these staff was in respect of untaken annual leave as follows: civilian driver, £202.15; civilian driver, £683.62.
These payments were made in accordance with a long-standing Government decision.
206 Mr. Fleming asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs if any ministerial programme managers, special advisers, personal assistants, personal secretaries and civilian drivers received severance, statutory redundancy, untaken leave or minimum notice payments in 1994 arising from the change of Government; and if they also received similar payments in 1997 arising either from their resignation or from the change of Government. [7973/98]
None of the ministerial staff who received the payments specified by the Deputy on the change of Government in 1994 was re-employed in this Department. Consequently, payments to these staff on the change of Government in 1997 did not arise.
