Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance 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 he will make a statement on the matter. [18349/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I understand the Deputy to refer to the full or part time employment of retired public servants as part of the staffing of the Department, including political staff and special advisors. 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. Accordingly, the specific information requested is not available.

Retired public servants are, however, engaged by the Department from time to time for specific tasks or projects. Such engagements are normally remunerated on a fee basis (provision exists for fees to be abated, where appropriate, by reference to pension payments) but in some cases, indeed, retired public servants have provided their services without any additional remuneration.