Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 October 2009
524 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost to her Department and each agency under the aegis of her Department for early retirements, termination of contracts and resignations for 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009 in tabular readable form. [33954/09]
Amharc ar fhreagra525 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons in her Department and each agency under the aegis of her Department who took early retirement, had their contract terminated or resigned in 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009 in tabular readable form. [33969/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 524 and 525 together.
The number of Civil Servants in my Department who took early retirement, had their contract terminated or resigned in 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009 is set out as follows:
|
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
Jan – 6/10/09 |
|
|
Early Retirement |
3 |
6 |
1 |
14 |
|
Contract Terminated |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Resignation |
5 |
11 |
5 |
1 |
The "Early Retirement" category includes officers who retired on ill health grounds, those who availed of the civil service scheme of cost neutral early retirement and those who availed of the Incentivised Scheme of Early Retirement up to 6th October 2009.
Officers who resign from the Civil Service with more than two years service receive no payment on resignation. Their pension entitlements are preserved and the officer must apply for same on reaching the appropriate age of retirement i.e. 60 or 65. Officers who resign with less than two years service receive a refund of their superannuation contributions less tax payable.
My Department does not have delegated authority to calculate, award and pay superannuation to officers who resign or retire from the Department. This is a matter for the Department of Finance.
The above figures do not include (i) staff who retired on age grounds between the ages of 60 and 65 or (ii) staff whose contracts expired (including staff appointed to support Minister/Ministers of State whose contracts expired when the relevant Minister/Minister of State ceased to hold office).
In addition to the above, one staff member was dismissed from my Department in 2009. No payment was made to the officer on dismissal.
My Department does not collect information on early retirements, termination of contracts or resignations in respect of agencies that come within its remit. I would however, refer the Deputy to my reply to Question Number 34344/09 which deals with pension top-ups or discretionary payments on retirement.
