Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 646: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and grades of civil servants who have been re-employed by his Department having taken the early retirement package or retired due to reaching the retirement age in each year since 2005. [20216/12]

Anthony Lawlor (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 657: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of public servants who have retired from his Department, under the early retirement scheme or otherwise, and who are now back on his Department's payroll; if these retirees have been re employed on a full-time, part-time or contract basis; the position they hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20437/12]

Derek Nolan (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 666: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of public servants that received a pension and lump sum on retirement that are again working in the public service and semi State bodies under his aegis; the number of these persons that are on a permanent contract, short-term contract, or working in a temporary capacity; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21174/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 646, 657 and 666 together.

One Laboratory Analyst has been re-engaged by my Department on a contract basis since retiring under the Incentivised Scheme for Early Retirement in June 2010. Sanction for this contract was received from the Minister for Finance. The Laboratory Analyst has been re-employed to train veterinary staff to carry out inspections at fish farms. The contract is for a maximum of 70 days and to date has cost my Department €10,803.42. One Assistant Secretary General has been re-engaged by my Department on a part-time contract basis since retiring under the Incentivised Scheme for Early Retirement in October 2010. Sanction for this contract was received from the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The cost to my Department to date is €117,246.37. This contract is due to expire in October 2012. One Superintending Senior Research Officer, two Senior Research Officers, and one Superintending Veterinary Inspector are also re-engaged on a contract for services basis for a limited period. In addition, there are approximately 60 retired Veterinary Inspectors who are available for roster for meat inspection duties, as and when required, on a contract for services basis. Normal pension abatement rules apply in these cases. In relation to the semi-State Bodies under my Department's aegis, the query should be addressed to the State Bodies themselves.