The Department of Finance has confirmed that Bertie Ahern is set to receive approximately €68,000 in severance payments following his resignation as Taoiseach earlier this year.
When Mr Ahern stepped down earlier this year, along with other things, he lost his Taoiseach's allowance - worth around €185,000.
Under 1992 legislation, ministers who lose their jobs are entitled to severance pay.
According to a Department of Finance source the former Taoiseach has been receiving payments since May, which will total around €68,000 by November.
In addition two sitting Fianna Fáil TDs will each get €53,000 each after they lost their jobs as junior ministers in May.
The Department of Finance has confirmed it is to award the severance payments to John Browne from Wexford and Cork East deputy Michael Ahern.
They will each get €53,000 over the next two years.
When Brian Cowen took over as Taoiseach in May and re-shuffled his ministerial line up, he dropped Pat 'The Cope' Gallagher, John Browne and Michael Ahern from the ranks.
Pat 'The Cope' Gallagher did not opt for the scheme.
Documents released to RTÉ under the Freedom of Information Act show the two deputies will each get €53,218.99 paid in instalments over the next 24 months.
This comes on top of their TDs salary - which starts at €100,000 and does not affect their pension entitlements.
Today the two TDs said they are entitled to the payments and are doing nothing wrong and are operating under legislation as laid down by the Oireachtas.
The news follows reports that €3m was paid out in severance payments to former Oireachtas members who failed to get re-elected at the last general election.
