Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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548. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of retired public servants who have been awarded temporary or term-time posts in his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [32323/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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One Assistant Secretary General was re-engaged by my Department on a part-time contract basis from 2011 to June 2013. A Principal Officer was re-engaged from October 2012 to June 2013 to work on specific matters related to the Irish Presidency of the EU.

The question of recruiting staff to cover term-time posts is a matter for the Public Appointments Service in accordance with sanction from the Department of Expe nditure and Public Reform.