Written answers

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation

Departmental Staff

9:00 pm

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 201: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation 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. [22892/12]

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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I appointed two former public servants to act as Civilian Drivers at my Department. Both drivers are paid €631.75 per week in line with Ministerial Guidelines. Four other former Civil Servants are re-engaged by my Department on the following basis:

Mr John Walsh - A former Assistant Secretary in this Department is serving on the NERA Advisory Board. The only payments made for participation on the Advisory Board are Travel and Subsistence payments in accordance with the Department of Finance rates for civil servants. The cost to the Exchequer for 2011 was €514.58.

Ms. Julie O'Neill - A former Secretary General at the Department of Transport, is currently Chair of the Department's Audit Committee. In line with centrally agreed procedures for external audit committee members in the Civil Service, this individual is paid a fee of €450 per meeting, subject to a maximum of €1,800 per annum.

Mr Martin Lynch - A former Principal Officer is the Irish Government representative and Deputy Chair of the Board of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) based in Helsinki, Finland. This individual is engaged as an expert and is paid on a fee per day basis in respect of each Board meeting that he attends and also for attending meetings of the Board Sub-Committee which he chairs. The cost for 2011 was €7,474.00 in fees and €4,407.30 in Travel and Subsistence. Following refunds from the European Chemicals Agency, the net cost to the Exchequer was €8,030.30.

Ms Eveta Brezina - A former Assistant Principal, is a Member of the Employment Appeals Tribunal. She is paid the appropriate "sitting fee" of €193.24 per diem in addition to any travel and subsistence costs. She was paid a total of €6,243.04 gross in respect of fees in 2011 and €375.75 in respect of travel & subsistence. Fees are subject to Schedule E tax, Universal Social Charge, PRSI and pension-related deduction where appropriate.

I have referred this question to all State Agencies under the aegis of my Department for direct reply to the Deputy.

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