Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 339: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the office the additional 115 staff will be allocated to; the various grades of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43907/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Department recently undertook a review of the staffing levels in Local Offices due to the continued increased number of claims for jobseeker's payments. An additional 115 staff, at Clerical Officer (CO) and Staff Officer (SO) levels, are to be assigned and arrangements are being put in train to assign these resources. There will be no recruitment of additional staff. They are being sourced from existing Civil Service numbers, both from within the Department and from other Government Departments. The table outlines the grades and locations of the additional posts.