Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 405: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the names, grade and cost of staff who have been rehired following retirement in his Department and State agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22897/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Since my appointment as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport on 9 March 2011, my Department has, as of 26 April 2012, rehired 8 retired civil servants. Currently, only two of those civil servants are still employed by my Department, and both are due to complete their work in the coming weeks.

Five were Radio Officers to fill essential front-line vacancies in the Coast Guard until such time as recruitment processes for replacements could be completed. These individuals are no longer working in the Department. Details of the grades and total costs of such staff are below:

Two retired officials were contracted to carry out short specific evaluation exercises, one of which is yet to be finalised. This remaining evaluation exercise is due to be completed in the coming weeks.

Details of the grades and total costs of such staff to date are below.

One Aeronautical Engineer was rehired for the Air Accident Investigation Unit. This work is due to be completed in the coming weeks.

In all circumstances where retired civil servants are re-engaged, the normal pension abatement rules apply.

With regard to agencies under the aegis of my Department this is a matter for the agencies themselves. I have, however, forwarded the Deputy's question to the various State agencies under my Department's aegis. If the Deputy does not receive a reply from the agencies within ten working days, please advise my private office.