Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 229: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs 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 he will make a statement on the matter. [15044/09]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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At present there are 37 individuals working in my Department on temporary employment contracts which will expire before the end of 2010. All but one of those contract staff will cease their employment in my Department before the end of this year.

The majority of these temporary contracts would, in any event, have come to a natural end, irrespective of the moratorium announced by the Minister for Finance. In the time available, it is not possible to provide precise information on the savings that will accrue. However, the departure of these contract staff will assist my Department in achieving a reduction of 3% in payroll costs in 2009 as agreed by the Government last year.