Anne Ferris (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 356: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government notwithstanding the Civil Service circular No. 28, if he will provide a list of the current pay of each senior civil servant from higher executive officer to Secretary General in his Department broken down by grade; the pension entitlements of each and any other emoluments they are entitled to receive upon reaching retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26235/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The following table sets out the number of staff serving in my Department from Higher Executive Officer to Secretary General broken down by grade and PRSI Contribution class. The figures include staff who are paid salaries equivalent to that of Higher Executive Officers and above in my Department, such as architectural inspectors, planning advisers, meteorological officers etc.

The salary scales for these grades are set out in Department of Finance Circular 28/2009, which is available on the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform website - www.per.gov.ie

Under the terms of the Civil Service Superannuation Schemes, retiring staff are entitled to a lump sum payment and a retirement pension which is based on their length of service and final pensionable remuneration. Further details regarding retirement benefits for civil servants are available at www.cspensions.gov.ie . The calculation of individual pension entitlements would take an inordinate amount of time and associated cost to compile and would require assumptions about the potential future retirement decisions of individuals.

TLAC retirement terms may be applied to retiring Secretaries General, subject to certain conditions. Those terms are currently under review for future appointees.