Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In terms of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report, there are a number of figures that are somewhat alarming. I refer in particular to the chart concerning the various schemes. One particular civil servant received a total severance package of €1.12 million. I would like to know the answers to a couple of questions. I appreciate the anonymous nature of the report, which is fine, and I have no intention of deviating from that or naming any names. From my perspective, however, I have a fundamental question. How would a person employed in the Civil Service amass such a payment? How much did it cost for that person to purchase additional years, or were they purchased on their behalf by the agency for which they worked? For how long was that person in the employment of the State to accrue a severance package of €1.12 million?