Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 97: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons working on temporary contracts and the number of such contracts which are due to expire by the end of 2009 in respect of her Department and each of the State agencies or boards for which she has responsibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19827/09]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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There are three persons working in my Department on temporary contracts all of which will expire before the end of 2009. Two of these contracts will expire by the end of June while the third expires on 14th August 2009.

Labour Court

Eight members of the Labour Court and the Labour Court Registrar are appointed on fixed-term warrants. Two of these warrants are due to expire in 2009.

The Labour Relations Commission

The Labour Relations Commission has one staff member employed on fixed term contract.

Health and Safety Authority

The Health and Safety Authority has two staff members employed on a fixed term contract.

Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)

SFI has 24 staff on fixed term contracts none of which is due to expire by the end of 2009.

Personal Injuries Assessment Board

PIAB currently have 7 staff employed on fixed Term Contracts, of which 5 are due to expire during 2009.

National Consumer Agency

The National Consumer Agency currently has three members of staff on temporary contracts and both will expire in 2009.

FÁS

The number of persons working on temporary contracts is 35, occupying 33.7 full-time equivalent posts. The number of temporary contracts that will expire in 2009 is 23, occupying 22.2 full-time equivalent posts.

IDA Ireland

The number of persons working on temporary contracts in IDA Ireland is 35, 10 of which are due to expire by end 2009.

Enterprise Ireland

The number of persons working on temporary contracts is 71, (Ireland and overseas). The number of contracts due to expire in 2009 is 31.

Shannon Development

There are 8 persons working on temporary contracts in Shannon Development, 3 of which are due to expire by end of 2009.

Forfás

There are 15 persons working on temporary contracts in Forfás, 6 of which are due to expire by the end of 2009.

National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI)

There are 12 persons working on temporary contracts in NSAI, all of which will expire by the end of 2009.

InterTradeIreland

The number of persons working on temporary contracts in InterTradeIreland is 2, one of which is due to expire by the end of 2009.

County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs)

The relevant information concerning the CEBs is set out in the schedule accompanying this reply.

National Employment Rights Agency (NERA)

Three NERA positions are currently held on the basis of 5 year appointments which commenced in 2007 and which are not, therefore, due to cease by the end of 2009.