Written answers
Tuesday, 8 July 2014
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Departmental Staff Recruitment
Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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562. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of retired civil and public servants that have been rehired on temporary contracts or as consultants under his remit; if he will provide a breakdown of those figures in tabular form, providing associated costs of such rehiring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30555/14]
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Retired public and civil servants are engaged from time to time by my Department in areas where specific expertise is required for a short fixed period and these staff provide a level of knowledge, experience and background compatible with such requirements.
The abatement principle, which ensures that the fee or salary paid plus pension does not exceed the rate of pay the pensioner would receive if he/she had continued service in their former post, applies to payments as appropriate.
The information requested in respect of rehired civil and public servants, and associated salary costs, in my Department since March 2011 is set out in the table below:
| No | Role | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Co-Chair of Nitrates Review Expert Advisory Group | €220.00 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1 | Internal Audit Committee Member (A) | €997.50 | €570.00 | - | - |
| 1 | Internal Audit Committee Member (B) | €1,710.00 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1 | Internal Audit Committee Member (C) | n/a | €598.50 | €1,180.54 | €565.58 |
| 1 | Internal Audit Committee Member (D) | n/a | n/a | €282.79 | €848.37 |
| 1 | Chair of the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management | €9,450.00 | €4,725.00 | €9,450.00 | €9,450.00 |
| 1 | Process Auditor on Waterford Grouped Towns & Villages Sewerage Scheme | €10,543.98 | €4,605.00 | €10,893.12 | €6,374.59 |
| 1 | Service Indicators Independent Assessment Panel | €3,000.00 | €3,000.00 | €3,000.00 | - |
| 1 | Chair of the National Traveller Accommodation C onsultative Committee | €4,489.00 | €4,489.00 | €4,489.00 | n/a |
| 1 | Examination of Final Accounts of Water Services Capital Projects (A) | €26,275.08 | €26,260.00 | €8,478.10 | n/a |
| 1 | Examination of Final Accounts of Water Services Capital Projects (B) | €5,436.19 | €30,820.06 | €11,785.76 | n/a |
| 1 | 27th Session of the Governing Council/Global nisterial Environment Forum of the United Nations Environment Programme Nairobi | n/a | €2,419.22 | €11,443.77 | n/a |
| 1 | Parliamentary Drafting Expertise for Department's Legislative Programme | n/a | n/a | €72,887.43 | €49,443.24 |
| 1 | 24th General Council Meeting of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme Nairobi (A) | n/a | n/a | €9,546.86 | n/a |
| 1 | 24 th General Council Meeting of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme Nairobi (B) | n/a | n/a | €2,491.88 | n/a |
| 1 | Preparation of EIA Guidelines | n/a | n/a | €7,200.00 | n/a |
| 1 | Independent Review of Draft Planning Directions in Westmeath | n/a | n/a | n/a | €5,000 (to be paid) |
In addition to the above, a number of retired public and civil servants carry out work for my Department from time to time on a pro bono basis.
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