Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 273: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of departmental staff including political staff and special advisers, who are in receipt of a pension on foot of previous public sector employment; the values of these pensions per employee per annum; the salaries each of these employees is currently paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18355/10]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I understand the Deputy to be referring to the employment of retired public servants as part of the staffing of the Department, including political staff and special advisers. The specific information requested is not available for all departmental staff as records of past employments of new recruits are not captured in such a way as to provide a dedicated basis for compiling the information requested by the Deputy. However, I can confirm that none of my political staff or my special adviser are currently drawing down pension payments on foot of previous public sector employment.

Retired public servants are occasionally engaged by the Department for specific tasks or projects. Such engagements are normally remunerated on a fee basis where provision exists for the fees to be abated, where appropriate, by reference to pension payments.