Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 311: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of people as of 31 October 2007 who were employed in his Department; the number who were permanent employees; the number who were temporary staff; the number who were contracted staff; if he will provide comparative figures for 31 October 2002; and if he will provide the information in tabular readable form. [30614/07]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The following table sets out the numbers of permanent, temporary and contract staff who were employed by my Department on 31 October 2002 and on 31 October 2007 respectively. These figures do not include approximately 300 staff who are recruited locally to work in our Missions abroad.

The figures for temporary staff refer to clerical staff employed on fixed term contracts to work in the Passport Offices during the peak season, as well as temporary Services Officers. The figures for contract staff refer to Ministerial Private Office staff, interns and Development Specialists who are all employed on a fixed term contract basis.