Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 29: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of the current Secretaries General who will benefit from added years and special severance payments on retirement. [35177/11]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Twenty Secretaries General or equivalent for the purpose of 'TLAC terms' are entitled to these terms on foot of Government decisions at the time of their appointment. It is a matter for Government to decide which of the options, i.e. assignment to an alternative post or early retirement, will apply to any individual Secretary General on completion of his/her contract.

The Deputy will be aware that, for new appointments at this level, I recently announced significant reforms to these terms.