Written answers
Wednesday, 6 March 2024
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Staff
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of exit and or severance and or redundancy packages granted by her Department, and bodies under her aegis, and of bodies he funds in full or in part, of €200,000 and above in the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if she will provide the amount of same, body, name and year. [11011/24]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The available details sought by the Deputy in regard to the bodies in the scope of the question are set out in the table below.
The Annual Appropriation Accounts for Vote 26 lists redundancy payments processed through my Department’s School and Administrative payrolls.
The Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016 outlines the disclosure requirements for inclusion within the Annual Reports and Financial Statements. These disclosures include Termination/Severance Payments and Agreements which come to an aggregate value of €10,000 for each reporting period.
Provisional data relating to 2023 is being compiled at present and will be available when respective audits have been completed.
Details regarding the Education & Training Boards (ETB) is being collated and will be forwarded to you when available.
| Year | Name of Organisation | Number & amount of exit packages | No & amount of severance packages | No & amount of redundancy packages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | a. Dept of Education School Payroll. | a. 84 €1.75m | ||
| 2020 | a. Caranua b. Dept of Education School payroll c. Dept of Education Admin payroll | a. 7 €38K b. 48 €549K c. 4 €180K | ||
| 2021 | a. Caranua b. CICA c. ERC d. Dept of Education School payroll | a. 4 €19K b. 1 €20K c. 1 €63K d. 13 €160K | ||
| 2022 | a. CICA b. Dept of Education School payroll | a. 2 €41K b. 3 €44K | ||
| 2023 | Will be available when audits are completed |
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