Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health if personnel who leave posts with the Health Service Executive before the end of February will be asked to sign an agreement that they will not seek re-employment through an agency. [6003/12]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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It was a specific condition of the 2010 Voluntary Early Retirement scheme that persons availing of the scheme would not be eligible for re-employment in the public health sector or in the wider public service or in a body wholly or mainly funded from public moneys. The same prohibition on re-employment applied under the 2010 Voluntary Redundancy scheme also, except that the prohibition is for a period of 7 years, after which time any re-employment will require the approval of the Minister for Finance. These provisions also apply in the case of re-engagement on a contract for service which would include employment through an agency engaged in the public service.

However, there is currently no voluntary redundancy or voluntary early retirement scheme available in the public health sector. Therefore, no specific re-employment restrictions apply to persons retiring before the end of the 'grace period' which expires on 29 February 2012.