Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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8. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons who are on public or civil service pensions and have been recruited for work on any basis, either permanent or temporary, under the remit of his Department in 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39553/14]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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In 2013 I appointed a person who was in receipt of a public service pension, as Deputy Government Press Secretary and Head of the Government Information Service for 7 months, during which time his pension was abated in accordance with the Provisions of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and other Provisions) Act 2012.

One person who previously retired from the public service, and who is in receipt of a public service pension, is employed in an unestablished position by my Department. The person concerned is the Government Press Secretary and I selected him for this position in 2011, in accordance with the usual procedure for appointments to this post.