Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 91: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of lump sums, severance payments and pensions of those leaving the public service through retirement or other grounds; the loss of pension levy and superannuation from employees leaving the public service; the numbers of persons who were paid under Vote 12 superannuation and retired allowances in 2011 and his estimate of same for 2012; if he will provide this information in respect of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10421/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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In 2011 twenty staff retired from my Department. The cost of pension lump sum gratuities amounted to €1.3m. The total cost of pension amounted to €211,665 in 2011. The staff concerned will receive a similar pension payments in 2012 and as such on a full year costing will amount to approximately €400,000.

When the last Government's term of office concluded in 2011 seven ministerial appointees whose tenure of employment was coterminus with the term of Government ended and these staff qualified for severance payments amounting to €297,170. In relation to the Deputy's request for details of the loss of superannuation contributions and the pension levy deductions, I have requested officials at my Department to compile the information and this will be forwarded to the Deputy in due course.