Departmental Staff Rehiring

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 July 2013

Wednesday, 17 July 2013

Questions (294)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

294. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of retired civil or public servants who have been retained by his Department, since January 2013, on a short-term contract or consultancy basis where normal abatement rules do not apply. [35851/13]

Written answers

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport

Since January 2013 my Department has used the services of 4 retired civil or public servants where normal abatement rules did not apply.  Two were engaged for workplace investigations and two were engaged to chair interview boards.