Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

If Deputy Kelly has a biro he might just write down all the figures I am going to give to him. Enterprise Ireland has 570 staff in full-time equivalent posts before the Brexit-specific recruitment of 39 staff takes effect.

IDA Ireland had 268 staff - and I shall quiz Deputy Kelly on these figures - in 259 full-time equivalent posts before the Brexit-specific recruitment of upwards of 21 staff takes effect. Science Foundation Ireland has 47 staff, 46.5 whole-time equivalent posts, before Brexit-specific recruitment of two additional staff takes effect while the Health and Safety Authority has 167 staff, which we will be increasing by two additional staff to deal with specific Brexit issues. IDA Ireland has 21 additional staff resources to enable it to meet the jobs and investment targets, as set out in the strategy Winning: Foreign Direct Investment 2015-2019 and to meet the global challenges. The agency has also submitted a further staff resourcing strategy and has sought sanction for the retention of the 35 staff members who were hired on the three-year fixed term contracts under the winning abroad programme. An allocation of €2.75 million was made for extra staff, nine extra staff members for IDA Ireland and 39 extra staff members for Enterprise Ireland since Brexit was announced.

With regard to Deputy Smith's issue, I will talk to IDA Ireland. Deputy Smith was at the meeting held in my office with the Cavan-Monaghan Oireachtas Members, the county councillors and the Senators from the area.

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