Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 October 2014
352. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the number of persons who are on public or Civil Service pensions who have been recruited for work on any basis, permanent or temporary, under the remit of his Department in 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39548/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraRetired public and civil servants are engaged from time to time by my Department in areas where specific expertise is required for a short fixed period and these people provide a level of knowledge, experience and background compatible with such temporary and periodic requirements. The abatement principle, which ensures that the fee or salary paid plus pension does not exceed the rate of pay the pensioner would receive if he/she had continued service in their former post, applies to payments where appropriate.
The information requested in respect of persons on public service pensions who have been recruited for work in my Department since January 2012 is set out in the following tables:
|
Year |
Role |
No |
|
2012 |
Internal Audit Committee Member |
2 |
|
- |
Chair Management Board Meetings of the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management |
1 |
|
- |
Process Auditor on Waterford Grouped Towns & Villages Sewerage Scheme |
1 |
|
- |
Service Indicators Independent Assessment Panel |
1 |
|
- |
Chair for the National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee |
1 |
|
- |
Examination of Final Accounts of Water Services Capital Projects |
2 |
|
- |
27th Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum of the United Nations Environment Programme Nairobi (3 months contract over 2012/2013) |
1 |
|
Year |
Role |
No |
|
2013 |
Internal Audit Committee Member |
2 |
|
- |
Chair Management Board Meetings of the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management |
1 |
|
- |
Process Auditor on Waterford Grouped Towns & Villages Sewerage Scheme |
1 |
|
- |
Service Indicators Independent Assessment Panel |
1 |
|
- |
Chair for the National Traveller Accommodation consultative Committee |
1 |
|
- |
Examination of Final Accounts of Water Services Capital Projects |
2 |
|
- |
Parliamentary Drafting Expertise for Department's Legislative Programme (temporary contract) |
1 |
|
- |
24th General Council Meeting of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme Nairobi (2 months) |
1 |
|
- |
24th General Council Meeting of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme Nairobi (15 days) |
1 |
|
- |
Preparation of EIA Guidelines. |
1 |
|
Year |
Role |
No |
|
2014 |
Internal Audit Committee Member |
2 |
|
- |
Chair Management Board Meetings of the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management |
1 |
|
- |
Service Indicators Independent Assessment Panel |
1 |
|
- |
Parliamentary Drafting Expertise for Department's Legislative Programme (temporary contract) |
1 |
|
- |
Independent Review of Draft Directions under section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 in relation to Westmeath |
1 |
|
- |
National Oversight and Audit Commission |
3 |
My Department occasionally avails of the services of a number of retired public and civil servants for limited adjudication purposes.
In addition to the above, a number of retired public and civil servants carry out work for my Department from time to time on a pro bono basis.
In respect of the Agencies/Bodies under the aegis of my Department, An Bord Pleanála has engaged four retired individuals, the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency engaged two such persons, the Local Government Management Agency has engaged one person, as has the Pyrite Resolution Board. The Private Residential Tenancies Board has engaged the services of 4, 4 and 6 persons in 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.
