Written answers
Thursday, 17 July 2014
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Departmental Staff Rehiring
Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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312. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of retired public servants who have been awarded temporary or term-time posts in his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [32333/14]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The details requested by the Deputy are set out in tabular format. In the period nine retired public servants were engaged on temporary contracts by my Department including two civilian drivers engaged by one of the Ministers of State.
Grade | Period of Employment | Reason for Temporary Hire | - | - | - | Remuneration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 to date | - |
| Former public servant, now Civilian Driver | - | - | €631.75 pwk | €631.75 pwk | €631.75 pwk | €631.75 pwk | - |
| Former public servant, now Civilian Driver | - | - | €631.75 pwk | €631.75 pwk | €631.75 pwk | €631.75 pwk | - |
| Accountant Grade 1 (Assistant Principal equivalent) | Retirement date 12/11/13. Retained to 20/12/13 | retained to complete outstanding work | N/A | N/A | €80,140 per annum pro rata | N/A | Pension deferred for the period of the appointment. |
| Former Assistant Principal at DJEI, temporary rehire at AP grade | 01/10/12 - 31/07/13 | EU Presidency 2013 | N/A | N/A | €61,966 per annum pro rata. Total cost to DJEI €51,856.69. | N/A | Pension deferred for the period of the appointment. |
| Former Principal Officer at DJEI | - | Irish Government representative and Deputy Chair of the Board of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) based in Helsinki, Finland. | €8,426.51 | €7,350.81 | €7,043.50 | €3,879.88 | Paid on a fee per day basis in respect of each Board meeting that he attends and also for attending meetings of the Board Sub-Committee which he chairs. (All monies including expenses are claimed by way of invoice). |
| Former Principal Officer at DJEI | From 1 March 2012 to completion of Interdepartmental Committee Report in February 2013. | Establish facts of State involvement with the Magdalen Laundries | N/A | €1,889 | €8,678 | Nil | Pension abatement N/A. Payment is below the rate of pay the pensioner would have received if he had continued to serve in the former post. |
| Former Director of Corporate Enforcement | 29/02/12 - 27/08/12 | Acting Director of Corporate Enforcement | N/A | €146,191 per annum pro rata. | N/A | N/A | His pension is abated for the period that he remained on in his post in an acting capacity. |
| Former Secretary General, Department of Transport | 16/6/2010 - Quarter 2 2014 | Chair of DJEI Audit Committee | €3,150 less PAYE, PRSI, USC (in respect of 2010 and 2011) | €1,800 less PAYE, PRSI, USC | €1,800 less PAYE, PRSI, USC | €450 | In line with centrally agreed procedures for external audit committee members in the Civil Service, a fee of €450 per meeting is paid, subject to a max. of €1,800 per annum. Pension abatement N/A (i.e. fee plus pension did not exceed the rate of pay the pensioner would have received if he or she had continued to serve in the former post). Ended Q2 2014. |
| Former Assistant Secretary DJEI | Retired 2007. Appointed to Board 2008. | NERA Advisory Board | €516.58 in respect of Travel and Subsistence | €281.25 in respect of Travel and Subsistence | €87.71 in respect of Travel and Subsistence | N/A | Pension abatement N/A. The only payments made for participation on the Advisory Board are Travel and Subsistence payments in accordance with the Department of Finance rates for civil servants. |
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