Departmental Staff Rehiring

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 February 2013

Wednesday, 6 February 2013

Questions (199)

Eoghan Murphy

Question:

199. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any retired public sector workers from his Department, or any other part of the public sector, currently on his Department's payroll, for example, for sitting on a committee or preparing a report, but not exclusively these two areas; the number on the payroll; the cost to his Department; the services being delivered for this money; and the way that the positions were originally advertised. [6258/13]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

One Assistant Secretary General was re-engaged by my Department on a contract basis which is due to expire 28 June 2013. His current contract, which will expire at the end of the EU Presidency, involves a total cost of €63,553.50. This is calculated at half the rate of the normal Assistant Secretary General salary. His duties involve policy matters relating to the meat and dairy sectors including EU Presidency related functions.

A retired Principal Officer has been re-engaged for a single limited period contract to work on specific matters related to the Irish Presidency of the EU. The cost from October 2012 to date is €3,557.64.

One Senior Research Officer who retired on 29 February 2012 is currently engaged on a contract for services basis for a limited period carrying out replacement SRO work. His contract is due to expire on 1 March 2013 and will not be renewed. Since his engagement on 12 March 2012 the cost to my Department was €34,956.73.

In addition, one Clerical Officer recruited by the Public Appointment Service is in receipt of a Public Service pension. The annual cost to my Department in this case is €21,283.

Normal pension abatement rules have been applied in these cases.