Written answers
Wednesday, 13 November 2019
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Public Sector Staff
Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of times consent has been sought and-or given under the terms of circular 109/247/7417 of 17 October 2011 for public servants to undertake paid work, in addition to their own salary, in each of the years 2012 to 2018 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46830/19]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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My officials have reviewed records held in my Department and I can confirm no records have been found of requests seeking sanction for public servants to undertake paid work, in addition to their own salary, in each of the years 2012 to 2018.
The Deputy may wish to be aware that in a number of cases, third level institutions were recompensed by various public service bodies for the time given up by an academic staff member while sitting on a State board. In such cases, the college was compensated and not the individual.
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