Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 214: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of civil servants in his Department, broken down by gender, who are not subject to a compulsory retirement age of 65 years and who are free to continue at work after age 65 years in accordance with the provisions of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions Act) 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10806/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The provisions of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions Act) 2004 apply to all personnel who have taken up appointment as public servants on or after 1 April 2004. There are currently 336 civil servants employed in my Department who were hired on or after 1 April 2004. However, a small number of these, who were previously employed in public sector bodies, have been deemed to be outside this legislation and are subject to the normal retirement rules. The breakdown by gender of those employees employed by my Department on or after 1 April 2004 is:

FEMALE — 166

MALE — 170