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234 Mr. Fleming asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform 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. [7933/98]
235 Mr. Fleming asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform 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. [7947/98]
236 Mr. Fleming asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform 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. [7961/98]
237 Mr. Fleming asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform 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. [7975/98]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 234, 235, 236 and 237 together.
The information sought by the Deputy, in relation to the previous Administration, is set out in the following tabular statement:
Office of the Minister for Justice
|
Name and Position |
Severance Payment |
Statutory Redundancy |
Minimum Notice Payment |
Number of Untaken Annual Leave Days |
Payment in lieu of Untaken Annual Leave |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
||
|
Linda O'Shea-Farren, Programme Manager |
8,413 |
600 |
3,489.84 |
20.5 |
2,555.06 |
|
Mary Shinners, Personal Assistant (former Secretarial Assistant in the Houses of the Oireachtas) |
Availed of voluntary redundancy package from the Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas |
3,900 |
3,240.00 |
– |
– |
|
Cora Duffy, Personal Secretary |
1,791.70 |
584.25 |
389.50 |
– |
– |
|
Name and Position |
Severance Payment |
Statutory Redundancy |
Minimum Notice Payment |
Numbers of Untaken Annual Leave Days |
Payment in lieu of Untaken Annual Leave |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
||
|
Lilian Harris, Personal Secretary |
3,045.28 |
900 |
650.90 |
18.5 |
860.12 |
|
Thomas Casserly, Civilian Driver |
3,418.95 |
900 |
525.86 |
– |
– |
|
Name and Position |
Severance Payment |
Statutory Redundancy |
Minimum Notice Payment |
Numbers of Untaken Annual Leave Days |
Payment in lieu of Untaken Annual Leave |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
||
|
Ann Kinsella, Programme Manager |
– |
– |
1,718.09 |
29 |
3,561.49 |
|
Richard Humphreys, Special Adviser |
12,550.80 |
900 |
1,406.04 |
18 |
1,809.00 |
|
Orlagh O'Farrell, Special Adviser |
6,043.83 |
750 |
1,389.92 |
– |
– |
|
Margaret Dowling, Personal Assist ant (former Secretarial Assistant in the Houses of the Oireachtas) |
Availed of voluntary redundancy package from Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas |
4,200 |
2,268.00 |
– |
– |
