Paul Connaughton (Galway East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As the implementation body, would Mr. Fitzpatrick not expect to have those figures as he was controlling the staff who were leaving the public sector? I accept there were certain emergency cases, such as teachers in education who had an examination year class. For instance, I know of one example where a person who left in February last got a job back in the examination centre in the Department of Education and Skills. I do not consider that exceptional or very important. The Department had months to plan for that, and yet that individual got back into that job. One should consider the level of unemployment in the country. Does anyone have the set number of figures as to how many staff were rehired?