Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 May 2012
339 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the names, grade and cost of staff who have been rehired following retirement in his Department and State agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22882/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn Assistant Secretary General was re-engaged by my Department on a part-time contract basis since retiring under the Incentivised Scheme for Early Retirement in October 2010. Sanction for this contract was received from the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The cost to my Department to date is €120,860.63. This contract is due to expire in October 2012.
A Laboratory Analyst was re-engaged by my Department on a contract basis since retiring under the Incentivised Scheme for Early Retirement in June 2010 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. To date the cost of this contract to my Department is €10,803.42.
One Superintending Senior Research Officer and five Senior Research Officers have been re-engaged on a contract for services basis for a limited period. The cost to my Department to date is €70,704.47. The contracts of three of the Senior Research Officers have now expired. The contract of the remaining Superintending Senior Research Officer will expire on 10 August 2012 and the contracts of the two Senior Research Officers will expire on 12 June 2012 and 31 December 2012 respectively.
It has been standard practice over many years for my Department to engage retired veterinary staff as Temporary Veterinary Inspectors on a contract for services basis for meat inspection duties. Currently, some 59 retired veterinary staff are listed as Temporary Veterinary Inspectors on a contract for services basis and are available to be rostered for meat inspection duties as and when required at a cost to my Department of €688,736.35 in 2011 and €173,963.38 this year up to 27 April 2012. None of these Temporary Veterinary Inspectors were re-engaged since 11 February 2012, nor is it intended to extend this list.
Normal pension abatement rules were applied in all these cases.
