Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 390: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of agency workers employed by his Department and by State agencies which fall under the auspices of his Department. [4781/08]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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No agency workers are employed by my Department. The position in relation to state agencies within the remit of my Department is as follows: Waterways Ireland have 11 agency staff in employment. 1 person is employed in the South and 10 are employed in the North.POBAL currently has 2 agency staff in their employment. These staff typically cover temporary peaks in work or take on a specific short-term task. The National Advisory Committee on Drugs employs 3 agency staff and the National Drugs Strategy Team employs 2.5 agency staff.