Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 November 2012
1195. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the names of each staff member within his Department that has been rehired since March 2011 and the cost involved in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47302/12]
View answer1245. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the exact number of public servants who are back in employment in the public service, who are on pensions and have accepted lump sums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49091/12]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 1195 and 1245 together.
There has been no retired staff member rehired permanently in my Department since I came into office on the 9th March 2011, but there have been a number of retired staff members and former public servants rehired on a contractual basis or engaged to undertake a specific task. The details are set out in the table below.
|
Name |
Grade |
Amount |
|
Frank Russell |
Inspector of Air Accidents |
€38,302.11 |
|
John A. McLoughlin |
Radio Officer Grade III |
€29,687.80 |
|
Thomas Byrne |
Radio Officer Grade III |
€32,578.36 |
|
John B. McLoughlin |
Radio Officer Grade III |
€19,806.99 |
|
Timothy Lyne |
Radio Officer Grade III |
€12,953.52 |
|
Gordon Duncan |
Radio Officer Grade III |
€10,385.76 |
|
Liam Dolan |
Principal Officer |
€1,256 |
|
Andrew Cullen |
Assistant Secretary |
pro bono |
|
Paul Byrne |
Principal Officer |
€1,500 |
|
Bernadette Treanor |
Equality Officer |
€11,958 |
|
Dara Mullally |
Principal Officer |
€2,000 |
Five of these were Radio Officers to fill essential frontline vacancies in the Coast Guard until such time as recruitment processes for replacements could be completed. One Aeronautical Engineer was rehired temporarily for the Air Accident Investigation Unit. The other retired officials were engaged to chair the Steering group on the review of the Railway Safety Programme 2009-2013 and the VFM Policy Review Group on Tourism Product Development, respectively or were contracted to carry out specific short term exercises. All but the final three individuals in the table have completed their tasks.
