Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 407: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht 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. [30608/07]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested is set out in the table below.

The increase in staff recognises the large increase in work carried out by the Department in this time by the transfer of work to the Department (e.g. the Community Services Programme), the inception of new schemes such as the Rural Social Scheme and the expansion of other schemes.