Written answers
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Department of Foreign Affairs
Departmental Staff
11:00 pm
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 464: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff employed currently in his Department; the number that currently have no office space or work station; the number that must remain away from work as a result; if he will provide the information in tabular readable form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27324/08]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The number of staff employed in my Department is 1,242. This figure excludes approximately 300 staff who are recruited locally to work in our Missions abroad, as well as 90 Temporary Clerical Officers engaged by the Passport Office on fixed term contracts to help meet the increased demand for passports in the lead up to, and during, the busy summer period.
With the exception of the 17 cleaners employed in my Department, all officers have a designated office space or work station. No-one is therefore required to remain away from work.
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