Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 168: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to recruit seasonal guides for Office of Public Works sites here; the number employed on a permanent basis at each site; the number employed at each site on a seasonal basis in 2008; the planned numbers for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17528/09]

Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)
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The Commissioners of Public Works plan to recruit up to 310 seasonal guide/information officers this year to service visitor requirements at various heritage sites throughout the country. The following table details, on a site by site basis, both the numbers of guides employed on a permanent basis at present and the number who were employed on a seasonal basis in 2008. It is anticipated that a peak total of approximately 420 guide/information officers, both seasonal and permanent will be employed in 2009.