Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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749. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of the employment status in the Civil Service of each civilian driver who has been replaced by an official Garda driver in his Ministerial driver corps; if VER payments have issued; and if any cases have been presented to the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, to date on foot of the changes. [59770/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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In January 2022, two Garda Drivers were assigned to Department of Health to replace the services of the Civilian Drivers assigned to Minister Donnelly following a security review recommendation from the Garda Commissioner to the Minister for Justice.

Severance arrangements were in place as well the option for as potential redeployment as Temporary Clerical Officers in the civil service.

We cannot comment on the individual employment status of the Civilian Drivers who were replaced.