Written answers

Thursday, 8 July 2010

Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

Departmental Staff

10:00 pm

Photo of Terence FlanaganTerence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 587: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will support the following matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31742/10]

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Since the formation of my Department in June 2007 one Secretary General and one Assistant Secretary have retired. A total of €644,129 in lump sums was paid in respect of these two retirements.

Amounts paid to individuals on retirement are personal to the individual but the percentage of final salary was 183% in the case of the Secretary General and 148% in the case of the Assistant Secretary.

The superannuation benefits accruing to each individual upon retirement were linked to the length of service and rate of final pensionable remuneration. The retirees received lump sums at the rate of 3/80ths of pensionable remuneration for each year of service. In the case of the Secretary General, Sections 6 and 7 of the Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1963, were applied in determining final payment.

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