Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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250. To ask the Minister for Defence 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. [44113/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Defence Organisation includes civil servants, military personnel and civilian employees attached to military installations.

In the period since March 2011, my Department has engaged 2 retired public servants as civilian drivers to the Minister of State, Mr. Paul Kehoe T.D. These appointments are to temporary unestablished positions in the Civil Service on a fixed term contract basis.

In the same period, my Department has employed 7 retired public servants as civilian employees attached to military installations. A total of 6 of these appointments were to permanent positions while the remaining appointment was on the basis of a fixed-term contract which has now expired. These positions were filled following a competitive open recruitment process.

In 2012, a retired public servant was appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Government to the Office of Ombudsman for the Defence Forces on a part time three day week basis. This appointment was made following a competitive open recruitment process through the Public Appointments Service.