Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 666: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of retired civil or public servants that have been rehired by his Department since March 2012; their positions and accompanying salaries. [36741/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Retired civil or public servants have been re-engaged in my Department since March 2012 in the following capacity:

· Two have been assigned to my Department to the post of temporary Clerical Officer on fixed term contracts of 10 weeks duration, both contracts expire 31 August 2012. The officers have been placed on the first point of the Clerical Officer salary scale - €19, 814 p.a. (€379.72 per week). Recruitment of these officers was carried out by the Public Appointments Service.

· Two have been rehired on a contract for services basis for a limited period as contractors to carry out important management functions within my Department's laboratory network. These contracts will expire in August and September 2012 respectively. The gross payments to both contractors to date amount to €12,829.