Written answers
Wednesday, 6 March 2024
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Departmental Staff
Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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20. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [10986/24]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Attached below, in tabular form, is the information requested in respect of employees of my Department. A second table is provided in respect of staff employed locally in our overseas mission network. The payments set out below were all reported in the relevant annual appropriation accounts, as is required.
There are no agencies under the aegis of my Department.
Table 1:
The following staff of the Department of Foreign Affairs received severance/redundancy packages in the period in question, which were authorised in line with the relevant DPENDR guidelines. To note that there were no relevant payments in 2021, 2023 and to date in 2024.
| Role/Grade | Amount Paid | Year Paid | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civilian Driver | €25,945.22 | 2018 | Severance awarded to civilian driver when Minister appointed as Tánaiste, and Garda drivers put in place |
| Civilian Driver | €25,945.22 | 2018 | Severance awarded to civilian driver when Minister appointed as Tánaiste, and Garda drivers put in place |
| Special Adviser | €66,311.00 | 2019 | Severance awarded to Special Adviser to Tánaiste. |
| Civilian Driver | €12,592.17 | 2020 | Severance awarded with change of MoS Diaspora & Development |
| Civilian Driver | €10,549.99 | 2020 | Severance awarded with change of MoS Diaspora & Development |
| Civilian Driver | €17,029.29 | 2020 | Severance awarded with change of MoS for Europe |
| Special Adviser | €19,498.99 | 2020 | Severance awarded with change of MoS for Europe |
| Civilian Driver | €6,723.31 | 2022 | Severance awarded with change of MoS for Europe |
| TOTAL | €184,595.19 |
Table 2:
This table includes information on severance and redundancy payments made to staff of the Department of Foreign Affairs recruited locally at overseas missions. Payments were made in line with local legislation, and are divided between the Vote 27 and Vote 28 of the Department.
| - | Vote 27: International Cooperation | Vote 28: Foreign Affairs |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Redundancy and Severance payments amounting to Nil. | Redundancy and Severance payments amounting to Nil. |
| 2019 | Redundancy and Severance payments amounting to Nil. | Redundancy and Severance payments amounting to €28,870 paid to two locally employed staff at Embassies abroad. |
| 2020 | Redundancy and Severance payments amounting to €28,838 paid to one locally employed staff at an Embassy abroad. | Redundancy and Severance payments amounting to Nil. |
| 2021 | Redundancy and Severance payments amounting to Nil. | Redundancy and Severance payments amounting to Nil. |
| 2022 | Redundancy and Severance payments amounting to €4,267 paid to one locally employed staff at an Embassy abroad. | Redundancy and Severance payments amounting to Nil. |
| 2023 | Redundancy and Severance payments amounting to Nil. | Redundancy and Severance payments amounting to Nil. |
| 2024 | Redundancy and Severance payments amounting to Nil to date. | Redundancy and Severance payments amounting to Nil to date. |
| TOTAL | €33,105 | €28,870 |
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of exit and or severance and or redundancy packages granted by his Department, and bodies under his 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 he will provide the amount of same, body, name and year. [11015/24]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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No payments of that value or above have been made by my Department in the period in question.
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