Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 183: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of personnel who were employed by her Department on 1 January 1998; the locations where they were based; the number who are now employed; the locations where they are based; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19016/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The number of personnel employed by this Department on 1 January 1998 was 3,973. The number of personnel employed on the 16 May 2006 is 4,609. A breakdown of these figures by location is being forwarded to the Deputy.

Currently my Department is engaged in discussions with a number of other Departments concerning the redeployment of some 400 staff members to other Departments arising from the introduction of the Single Payment Scheme. Already over 200 staff have been transferred. I should also add that the Forest Service was re-integrated with the Department of Agriculture and Food in 2004.