Severance deals have been announced for the two judges and the court official who resigned in the wake of the Sheedy case. All three will receive pensions straightaway, but they will not get the normal substantial lump-sum gratuities on retirement.
Mr JusticeHugh O'Flaherty
Age: 61 Salary on resignation: £95,000. Agreed pension: £40,000 a year. Years of service: 9 years as Supreme Court judge. Entitlement at age of 67, based on existing service: pension of £26,000 annually, and gratuity of £79,000. Estimated loss of earnings up to retirement at age of 70: £500,000.
Mr JusticeCyril Kelly
Age: 50 Salary on resignation: £87,000. Agreed pension: £30,000 annually. Years of service: almost 7 years as Circuit Court judge, and five months as High Court judge. Entitlement at 65, based on existing service: pension of just over £17,000, and gratuity of just over £51,000. Estimated loss of earnings up to retirement at age of 70: £1,100,000.
Mr Michael Quinlan
Age: 45. Salary: £50,000. Agreed pension: £15,000 a year. Years of service: more than 7 years as county registrar. Entitlement at 65, based on existing service: pension of just over £11,500 and gratuity of just over £34,700. Estimated loss of earnings up to retirement at age of 65: £800,000.
Announcing the severance arrangements in the Dail yesterday, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Mr O'Donoghue, said the men's financial losses arising from their resignations were "quite substantial".