Written answers

Wednesday, 6 March 2024

Department of Health

Departmental Staff

Photo of Carol NolanCarol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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210. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the number of redundancies, or so called ‘exit-packages’, that have been paid to staff or personnel at any level of seniority in his Department, or in any agency or body under the aegis of his Department, from 2018 to date; the value of each and the total value, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10988/24]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As provided for in the DPENDR Instructions to HR Managers on Ministerial Appointments, Severance and redundancy payments made by the Department of Health have been made to Ministerial personal staff who have not been appointed by way of secondment or leave of absence from other employments and who, therefore, have no job to which they are entitled to return to on cessation of office of the relevant Minister or Minister of State.

Details of payments made and the numbers who received payments in the relevant years are set out below

Year No in receipt of payments Severance Redundancy
2018 0 €0.00 €0.00
2019 0 €0.00 €0.00
2020 9 €184,618.27 €67,904.00
2021 0 €0.00 €0.00
2022 2 €12,274.66 €0.00
2023 2 €13,446.62 €6,996.00

I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter. The information in respect of the Non-Commercial State Agencies has been sought, and once collected and collated, this will be provided to the Deputy by separate cover.

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