Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)

The Minister will be aware that Mr. Dermot McCarthy received a pay-off of €713,000 and that his package will cost the State in the region of €6 million. Whatever about the time of his appointment, his retirement occurred on the Minister's watch. Whenever I question the Minister on this matter, he constantly invokes the Top Level Appointments Committee, TLAC. What the Minister studiously ignores is his powers under legislation, specifically, the Superannuation and Pensions Act 1963, section 7 of which-----

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