Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 May 2012
550 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of grades of civil servants who have been re-employed by his Department having taken early retirement package or that have retired due to them reaching the age of retirement , each year since 2008. [21485/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn June 2010, a Laboratory Analyst who retired under the Incentivised Scheme for Early Retirement was re-engaged by my Department on a contract basis to provide 70 days training to Department staff on inspections at fish farms. Sanction for this contract was received from the Minister for Finance and it is expected that the contract will be completed at the end of May 2012. An Assistant Secretary General who retired under the Incentivised Scheme for Early Retirement in October 2010 was re-engaged by my Department on a part-time contract basis since. Sanction for this contract was received from the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform which expires in October 2012.
In 2012, one Superintending Senior Research Officer, two Senior Research Officers, and one Superintending Veterinary Inspector were also re-engaged on a contract for services basis for a limited period. In the period 2008 to date, 8 retired veterinary staff applied to the Department to be rostered for meat inspection, as and when required, on a contract for services basis. In the same period, 3 retired laboratory staff were re-engaged for laboratory duties on a contract for services basis and these contracts have since terminated. Normal pension abatement rules were applied in all these cases.
