Derek Nolan (Galway West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Mr. Cooney and his officials. I echo the comments of colleagues about the quality of the service offered by the Department and its good work. I was on holidays in Australia during the Christmas break visiting my brother and was tracked down by Noel White who wanted to avail of any opportunity to meet a Member of Parliament to tell him or her what he was doing. That was proactive.

I would like to focus on a few figures from the accounts. The outturn for salaries, wages and allowances in 2012 was €77.5 million. How many staff does that figure relate to? What is the breakdown between salaries, wages and allowances?