Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as teacht os comhair an choiste. Tá díreach dhá cheist agam. I will ask them together and the Minister of State can answer them together. Under the heading Net Allied Services Expenditure the cost of superannuation and allowances has increased from €1.2 million to over €2 million. That seems like a significant jump, even considering increases from the public sector pay agreement. Were there additional retirements that year? Perhaps the Minister of State could explain.

My other question was on the surplus to be surrendered. There seems to be quite a big difference between the figure from 2021 and the one from 2020. I would like the Minister of State to explain that too.