Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

I welcome the Taoiseach's statement and consider it to be progress that the figures for retired public servants who have been re-employed in State employment have been decreasing. However, a figure of 850 still constitutes 850 too many, given current unemployment rates. I note that it was revealed last week that rules aimed at curtailing the amounts retired public service staff could earn if they returned to State employment were not applied if such individuals' services were provided through employment agencies. Is this the case and does it affect, for example, the single person employed in the Taoiseach's Department? Is the introduction of rules to prevent this from recurring planned or anticipated?

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