Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

Question 585: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline on a yearly basis from 2008 to 2015, in respect of staff leaving the public service in his Department, the cost of lump sums; the cost of severance payments; the cost of pensions of those leaving the service through retirement or other means; the loss of the pension levy from employees who have left; the loss of superannuation payments from retired or departed employees, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8429/12]

Simon Coveney (Minister, Department of Agriculture, the Marine and Food; Cork South Central, Fine Gael)

The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available and will take some time to collate. Available information will be provided as soon as possible.