Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 451: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of staff within agencies within the remit of her Department who have availed of early retirement schemes in each of the past three years; the breakdown of such by the grade and age of the staff who availed of the schemes; the breakdown of the reasons for granting early retirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35848/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The five statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department are the Pensions Board, the Combat Poverty Agency, the Citizens Information Board, the Family Support Agency and the Social Welfare Tribunal. In addition the Pensions Ombudsman comes under the remit of the Department.

Two members of staff of the Citizens Information Board availed of early retirement in the past three years — a Grade 3 and a Higher Executive Officer, aged 61 and 64 respectively. Both retired on grounds of ill health.

For the purposes of this question early retirement is taken to include retirement on grounds of ill health and cost neutral early retirement but not voluntary retirement between the ages of 60 and 65 where the latter age is the compulsory retirement age.