Dáil debates

Tuesday, 16 November 2004

2:30 pm

Photo of Pat RabbittePat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

Will the Taoiseach inform the House if different rules or yardsticks are applied to fix the salary entitlements of people recruited from the public sector as distinct from those recruited from the private sector to work in the Department of the Taoiseach and throughout the public service? What are the responsibilities of the person recruited to the Department of the Taoiseach on 1 October this year? Why does the total cost for advisers referred to by the Taoiseach appear to be a significant increase on the figure of €750,000, which he gave in answer to this question in February of this year?

What rules, if any, apply to the kind of work that may be engaged in by people exiting the service? Is there a period within which they may not deal with the Department in which they worked? Do any rules apply to recruiting people from sensitive positions outside the public service who might later revert to those positions in possession of a great deal of valuable information about matters pending at the heart of Government and beyond the Department in which they were employed? Are these areas unregulated and does the Taoiseach have any apprehensions about them?

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