Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 309: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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. [15043/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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My Department currently employs six people on fixed term contracts. Since end 2008, such contracts have not been renewed, and accordingly, the Department's procedures are already in line with the policy announced by the Minister for Finance.