Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 362: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism 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. [30606/07]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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As my Department was only established in June 2002 and its final complement of staff was not in place until the end of that year, it is not possible to make a meaningful comparison with the numbers of people serving at 31 October 2002. To facilitate a more realistic comparison, I am comparing numbers at 31 October 2007 with those at 31 December 2002 in respect of the Department including the National Archives. The National Museum of Ireland and the National Library of Ireland which were part of the Department in 2002 were established as separate corporate bodies in the meantime.