Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 April 2011
353 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of retired public servants employed on short-term contracts by his Department and by all bodies under its aegis; and the total cost of that employment for all purposes, including interview boards, in the period 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010. [7185/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn the period January 2010 to January 2011 a total of 3 retired former Public Servants received payments for services provided, broken down as follows:
|
Description |
Amount |
|
Interview Board |
€1,746.00 (less statutory deductions) |
|
Audit Committee Chair |
€384.75 per diem (subject to a max of €8,550 per annum) |
|
Health Reform Consultancy |
€8,924.90 |
In the HSE, 773 retired staff received payments for services during this period at a cost of €14,619,549.
Fourteen of the 20 non-commercial state agencies currently operating under the aegis of my Department have indicated that they did not employ any retired public servants on short-term contracts during 2010. Information is awaited from the Health Information and Quality Authority. This will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it available. Details of the payments made by the five agencies that did employ retired public servants are set out:
|
Agency |
Number of Contracts |
Cost |
|
Mental Health Commission |
3 |
€330,878 |
|
Irish Medicines Board |
1 |
€17,934 |
|
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland |
6 |
€115,383 |
|
Irish Blood Transfusion Service |
1 |
€34,551 |
|
An Bord Altranais |
4 |
65,844 |
Information in relation to bodies which have been dissolved / amalgamated under the programme of agency rationalisation is not readily available.
