Written answers
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Departmental Staff Rehiring
Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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508. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of staff that are drawing down retirement pensions from the public sector or Civil Service and that have been brought back on contract work or temporary contracts to work in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44115/14]
Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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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 people provide a level of knowledge, experience and background compatible with such temporary and periodic 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 where appropriate.
The information requested in respect of persons on public service pensions who have been engaged to work in my Department in 2014 to date is set out in the table below.
| Role | No |
|---|---|
| Internal Audit Committee Member | 2 |
| Chair Management Board Meetings of the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management | 1 |
| Service Indicators Independent Assessment Panel | 1 |
| Parliamentary Drafting Expertise for Department's Legislative Programme (temporary contract) | 1 |
| Independent Review of Draft Directions under section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 in relation to Westmeath | 1 |
| National Oversight and Audit Commission | 2 |
| Department Internal Interview Board | 1 |
My Department occasionally avails of the services of a number of retired public and civil servants for limited adjudication purposes.
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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