Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 June 2012
136 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the number of staff who retired from his Department in each year since 2009 and the total gratuity payments made to retiring staff in each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30888/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraDetails of the number of staff who retired from my Department and the gratuities paid in each of the years requested are set out in the table beneath.
|
Year |
Number Retired |
Gratuity Payments (gross) |
|
2012 |
4 |
€321,562 |
|
2011 |
4 |
€878,093 |
|
2010 |
4 |
€100,416 |
|
2009 |
9 |
€814,041 |
The figures include one member of staff who retired under the Incentivised Scheme of Early Retirement (ISER) in 2009 and three who retired under it in 2010. Under the ISER, staff received 10% of their gratuity upon retirement with the balance payable upon reaching 60 years of age. The 90% balance outstanding was paid earlier this year to the staff member who retired in 2009.
The figures also include details of two staff who left my Department before 2009 with preserved pension benefits that became payable upon their reaching 60 years of age. One of these became payable in 2011 while the other was paid earlier this year.
