Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 95: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of retired public servants that have been rehired by him, or rehired by State agencies under his aegis. [5070/12]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Since 1 January 2011 the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has temporarily engaged a total of ten retired civil or public servants in connection with the following: Ireland's Chairmanship of the OSCE in 2012; the examination of Departmental files prior to their submission to the National Archives; the provision of technical assistance or the review of development cooperation programmes and projects commissioned by the Department; and to act as Passports Appeals Officer under the provisions of the Passport Act, 2008. There are no State agencies under the aegis of my Department.