Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 227: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of the over 9,000 persons from the public service who have retired over the past six months with high tax-free lump sum payments in many cases and substantial pensions that have been re-hired on contract; if these perso's are now being paid on the double by the State, that is. their pension and the salary they are receiving under the new contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33074/12]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I can confirm that no retired public servants have been re-hired by my Department since its establishment in June 2011.