Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 18 Feb 1992

Vol. 415 No. 8

Written Answers. - Departmental Employees.

Ruairí Quinn

Ceist:

138 Mr. Quinn asked the Taoiseach whether his Department have recently appointed or employed in a permanent or temporary position, persons who previously had service with State or semi-State organisations and who, in addition to any remuneration they receive from his Department, are in receipt of State pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

The Taoiseach

Since 1 January 1991, the Department of the Taoiseach have not appointed any person who is in receipt of a State pension.

Central Statistics Office

The Central Statistics Office have not recently appointed or employed into a permanent position any person who previously had service with State or semi-State organisations and who, in addition to any remuneration received from this office, is in receipt of a State pension.

The Central Statistics Office from time to time employ temporary staff in the carrying out of regular or periodic surveys.

Recently 48 such temporary staff have been recruited from the 1992 annual labour force survey. It may be possible that some such staff previously had service with State or semi-State organisations and are in receipt of State pensions. Such staff are recruited by open competition and are not appointed because of any such previous service and the Central Statistics Office therefore would not necessarily be in a position to know if they are in receipt of a State pension.

Approximately 100 price collectors have been engaged for one to two days in the collection of prices for the February 1992 consumer price index. They are not selected because of service with State or semi-State organisations and the Central Statistics Office therefore would not necessarily be in a position to know if they are in receipt of a State pension.