Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 174: To ask the Taoiseach 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. [34347/09]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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All Civil Servants retiring from my Department are entitled to an annual pension and lump sum, in accordance with the relevant legislation and conditions of service.

Since 2006, there have been two occasions when discretionary arrangements were made in accordance with comparable terms applied previously in similar circumstances, and were so approved by the Department of Finance. In both cases, the position vacated was that of Special Adviser.

In the Central Statistics Office the terms applicable to completion of his contract were applied on the retirement of the Director General.

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 175: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff who have been dismissed for misconduct, poor performance or failing to fulfil the terms of their contract from his Department in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34362/09]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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No member of staff from my Department has been dismissed over the past five years for misconduct, poor performance or failing to fulfil the terms of their contract.