Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 353: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to his Department and each agency under the aegis of his Department for early retirements, termination of contracts and resignations for 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009 in tabular readable form. [33952/09]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 354: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons in his Department and each agency under the aegis of his Department who took early retirement, had their contract terminated or resigned in 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009 in tabular readable form. [33967/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 353 and 354 together.

There is no direct cost to my Department arising from the payment of pensions and lump sums to retiring civil servants as the cost of such benefits are met from the Vote for Superannuation and Retired Allowances. However the lump sum costs arising in respect of my Department and bodies under its aegis are as set out in the following table.

In addition to the recently announced Incentivised Scheme for Early Retirement (ISER) there are a number of other arrangements which make provision for retirement earlier than normal pension age in certain circumstances. These are · CNER Arrangements for cost-neutral early retirement which allows staff who are within ten years of their normal pension age to apply for early retirement with immediate payment of their superannuation benefits. The benefits are actuarially reduced to ensure that the early payment is cost-neutral to the Exchequer. · Retirement before normal pension age with immediate payment of superannuation benefits may be permitted on medical grounds. · Superannuation benefits may also be paid to a Civil Servant before normal pension age as a consequence of the abolition of his or her post or removal from office to facilitate improvements in the organisation of the Department by which greater efficiency and economy can be affected.

Bodies under the aegis of the Department

Commission on Public Service Appointments

State Laboratory

Public Appointments Service

Revenue Commissioners

At the time of reply details were unavailable for a small number of bodies under the remit of the Department. Details will be forwarded directly to the Deputy by the bodies concerned as they become available.