Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection the names of each staff member within her Department that has been rehired since March 2011 and the cost involved in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47300/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Since March 2011, one member of staff in my Department, the Chief Medical Advisor, has been rehired on a temporary contract on a payscale of €93,197 - €113,503. His salary is reduced to take account of the rate of his pension payment.

The decision to re-employ the Chief Medical Advisor was taken due to his specific skills and his involvement in the policy reform of the illness related schemes, the difficulty and long lead-in time for replacing his skills, and the critical importance of ensuring continuity and a high level of service to customers of the Department.