Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 140: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there has been a negative impact on the work of his Department or its agencies from the Government's Public Service Staffing Reduction Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8329/07]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Consideration of requests for additional staffing by Offices and Agencies of my Department fall to be considered in the context of overall Government policy on managing public sector numbers.

In the recent past I have approved over 270 additional staff for a number of Offices and Agencies including FAS, the National Employment Rights Agency, the Industrial Relation Bodies, the Health and Safety Authority, the Interim National Consumer Agency, the PIAB and the IAASA. In addition eight new staff will be appointed to the Office of Director of Corporate Enforcement this year.

My Department will continue to address the staffing needs of its Offices and Agencies and will endeavour to meet their priority needs within the overall level of resources available. All Agencies and Offices will be required to maximize efficiency and productivity and to prioritise work within the resources available to them.

Willie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 141: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff currently employed by each agency under the vote of his Department; the number of staff as of 31 December in each year from 2002 to 2006; the number of staff expected to retire during each of 2007, 2008 and 2009 and the number of these staff in each grade presently; the recruitment plans of each agency under his Department's vote for 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8350/07]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is as follows.

There are no expected retirements in 2007/2008 and 2009.

Recruitment Plan in 2007 includes 1 × Project Manager, 1 × IT & Facilities Manager, 2 × Administrative Executives and 4 × Clerical Support Officer.

Retirements — 2007, 1 × Programme Manager, 2008 — 1 × Inspector Grade 2, 2009 — nil.

Recruitment plans in 2007 include filling 12 posts for the REACH strategy in line with government approval and the filling of any vacancies as they arise.

No expected retirements in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Full staff complement in place — no further recruitment planned.

Retirements — 2007 — 7, 1 × Executive Director, 4 × SSO, 1 × Level E, 1 × Level D

2008 —7, 2 × Level F, 1 Senior Market advisor, 2 × SSO, 1 ×Level E, 1 × Level D

2009 — 11, 1 × SPSO, 1 × Level F, 5 × SSO, 2 × Level D, 1 × TA, 1 × Level B

Enterprise Ireland has recently completed a voluntary leaving programme under which 78 (FTE) staff will depart and only 33% of these posts will be filled.

My Department does not retain information centrally on expected retirements within the CEB network. The CEB network operates an open recruitment process.

No staff are expected to retire in 2007, 2008 and 2009. 5 staff will be recruited in order to reach the authorised complement of 44.

It is not possible at this time to indicate the number of retirements between 2007-2009. SFADCo have no plans to recruit staff in 2007.

Expected retirements, 2007 — 0, 2008 — 1 × Technician Grade 2, 2009 — 2 (1 × SSO, 1 × Technician Grade 2). NSAI plan to recruit 2 Senior Scientific Officers in 2007.

Expected retirements

The numbers of staff in each grade expected to retire during 2007, 2008 and 2009 are:

FÁS has received approval for the recruitment of an additional 54 staff to meet the increased demand for apprenticeship training. This approval is based on the requirement that FÁS will again progress towards the staff complement target of 2,241.

(Staff are engaged on a contract basis, to work on specific projects funded by the DETE).

Forfas recruitment plan for 2007 is to replace any staff members leaving either from internal or external sources.

Recruitment Plans

The plans for 2007 are to retain the sanctioned numbers of 275 and fill vacancies appropriately to meet business need within IDA.