Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 29: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people working in the public service under temporary employment contracts on a fixed term basis who will lose their jobs as a consequence of the non-renewal of those contracts due to the moratorium decision announced by the Minister for Finance on 27 March 2009; the organisations in which such terminations will occur; the number of individuals who will lose their jobs as a consequence of this decision; the annual saving that will accrue to the Exchequer as a consequence of the non-renewal of these contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15042/09]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The moratorium is effective from 27 March 2009 to end 2010. Currently this Department employs 10 people on temporary contracts, which are due to expire on dates between 1 May and end 2009. It had not been anticipated that any of these contracts would be extended but this would have been considered in the context of the Department's business needs, prior to the expiry of each contract. Therefore, none of the people concerned will lose their jobs specifically due to the moratorium. The saving in salaries that would accrue to the Exchequer as a consequence of the non-renewal of these contracts would be €249,592 on a full-year basis. IDA Ireland IDA Ireland currently employs 21 people on fixed term contract, all of these posts are affected by the decision. The estimated saving in salaries would amount to €221,897 in 2009 in respect of 6 posts and €773,605 in 2010 in respect of 15 posts. Shannon Development Shannon Development has a total of 9 people on fixed term contract, which will be affected by the decision before the end of 2010. There is an estimated saving of €253,264, however, as Shannon Development meets its pay and administration costs from own resource income, the savings involved here will not accrue to the Exchequer. Forfás Forfás has 9 staff engaged on a fixed term contract basis. The terms of these contracts will expire over the period 2009-2011. Those contracts due to expire in 2009 would result in savings in that year of €52,000; annual or full-year savings would amount to €201,000. The contracts due to expire in 2010 would result in a saving of €117,000; the annual or full year savings on these contracts would amount to €234,000. Savings in 2011 on contracts due to expire would be €69,000, with annual or full-year savings amounting to €75,000. National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) There are 10 staff employed in NSAI under a fixed term contract of employment. The salary cost of these 10 individuals and eventual savings in the period in question amounts to €550,500. County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) It is understood that 2 people across the CEB Network will be affected by this instruction. The salaries for these positions range from €20,001 to €50,000. Enterprise Ireland Enterprise Ireland has 29 staff on fixed term contracts in permanent posts, mainly overseas, where contracts will expire before 31 December 2010. It is estimate that the non-replacement of these posts could save up to €1.2 million. Personal Injuries Assessment Board The Personal Injuries Assessment Board has 6 fixed term contractors employed whose contracts are due to expire at varying dates by mid 2010. The savings made will not accrue to the Exchequer. FÁS FÁS currently has 52 staff on fixed term contracts. Forty-one of these staff are due to finish their contracts in 2009 and eleven in 2010. The renewal or otherwise of these contracts would normally be dependent on the prevailing operational requirements. If all contracts were renewed it would represent an additional cost to the organisation of €940,000 in 2009 and €1,800,000 in 2010. Science Foundation Ireland Science Foundation Ireland has 1 member of staff currently serving on contract, this contract will expire before the end of 2010. There will be no savings accruing in 2009 and minimal related savings in 2010. Health & Safety Authority There is one person in the Health and Safety Authority employed on a fixed term contract due to expire in June 2010. Based on the recent decisions from the Department of Finance this contract will not be renewed. No savings will accrue to the Authority in 2009.