Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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Question 247: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the details of any organisation under her Department which has informed her of staffing difficulties which may impinge upon its ability to effectively oversee the spending of public funds; and her views regarding same. [28376/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I have not been made aware of any staffing difficulties in any organisation under my Department's remit which may impinge upon its ability to effectively oversee the spending of public funds.

Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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Question 248: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the organisations under her Department for which an employment control framework has been agreed; the current numbers they have in place; if they have been waiting more than one month to receive sanction to proceed to fill or retain any positions in spite of such positions falling below the agreed ECF ceiling. [28392/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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There are two agencies under the Department of Social Protection which fall under the context of the Employment Control Framework. Please see below a breakdown of both in relation to agreed planned figures for 2011, and the current figures as they stand.

*The ECF for Citizen's Information Board was originally set at 80.6 and was then amended to 83.6 to take account of 3 of the Department's staff on secondment to the Board.

*The ECF for the Pensions Board was originally set at 38.4. The current figure is 50.4 as a recent sanction provided for an additional 12 staff to be recruited, with the Department losing 6 staff from its ECF.