One Assistant Secretary General was re-engaged by my Department on a part-time contract basis. The cost from March 2011 to date is €127,708.96. A Principal Officer has been re-engaged for a limited period to work on specific matters related to the Irish Presidency of the EU. The cost from October 2012 to date is €1,392.12. One Superintending Senior Research Officer and one Senior Research Officer were engaged on a contract for services basis for a limited period. The cost to my Department to date is €15,969.90. These contracts have now expired. One Senior Research Officer is currently engaged on a contract for services basis for a limited period. His contract is due to expire on 1 March 2013. The cost to my Department to date is €21,708.60. Normal pension abatement rules have been applied in these cases.