Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 721: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform 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. [33955/09]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 722: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform 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. [33970/09]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 740: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of occasions on which his Department has sanctioned or applied for the payment of a pension top-up or discretionary payment on retirement to a staff member of the department or any agency under their remit in each of the past three years; the amount paid in each case; the position vacated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34345/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 721,722 and 740 together.

No costs, in the nature of additional remuneration or compensation, were incurred by my Department in the period in question as a result of early retirements, termination of contracts or resignations. In relation to the question of pension top-up or discretionary payment, I assume the Deputy is referring to cases where inducements are offered to encourage/facilitate the retirement of an individual. No such arrangements have been made by my Department in the period in question.