Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 September 2011

Tuesday, 27 September 2011

Ceisteanna (553)

Noel Grealish

Ceist:

586 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of employees in his Department who have expressed an interest in retiring ahead of the changes to the public sector pension schemes that are to come into force in 2012. [25790/11]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (Deputy Leo Varadkar)

A total of 30 staff have in recent weeks requested estimates of their retirement benefits from the pensions section in my Department, as an initial expression of interest and eleven members of staff have formally indicated their intention to retire.