Three former Civil Servants who retired from my Department are now re-engaged on a contract for services basis. Mr. John Walsh, former Assistant Secretary in this Department is serving on the NERA Advisory Board. The only payments made for participation on the Advisory Board are travel and subsistence payments in accordance with the Department of Finance rates for civil servants. In 2011, payments totalling €440.28 were made for attendance at board meetings on 14/9/2010, 9/11/2010 and 15/2/2011. Mr. Martin Lynch, former Principal Officer, is the Irish Government representative and Deputy Chair of the Board of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) based in Helsinki, Finland. This individual is engaged as an expert and is paid on a fee per day basis in respect of each Board meeting that he attends and also for attending meetings of the Board Sub-Committee which he chairs. His fee is €202 gross per day. He was paid a total of €11,881.30 gross in 2011 and this includes travel and subsistence costs, some of which the ECHA refunds to the Department. Ms Eveta Brezina, former Assistant Principal, is a Member of the Employment Appeals Tribunal. She is paid the appropriate "sitting fee" of €193.24 per diem in addition to any travel and subsistence costs. She was paid a total of €6,243.04 gross in respect of fees in 2011 and €375.75 in respect of travel and subsistence. Fees are subject to Schedule E tax, Universal Social Charge, PRSI and pension-related deduction where appropriate. There are no payments sanctioned for current civil servants who are about to retire from my Department.
