Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein)
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237. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department was consulted in relation to and or approved payments, expenses and or other benefits including pension terms for a person (details supplied) for any work or roles undertaken on behalf of the Government or any of its agencies; if so, the timeframe, amounts and allowances involved in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41910/21]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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No request for expenditure approval was received by my Department in relation to either the role of UN special envoy or the person identified. In general, staffing matters are managed by Departments within overall expenditure ceilings.

In the normal course of events, my Department is available to assist other Departments with the range of technical queries that can often arise with many individual posts including the position of Special Envoy. In this case there was contact from the Department of Foreign Affairs on 26 July requesting clarifications on pension issues. These queries were subsequently withdrawn.