Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 321: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, further to Parliamentary Question No. 778 of 3 November 2009, the number of qualified economists in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41417/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The Department does not have any sanctioned economist posts. However, there are a number of staff in the Department who have qualifications in the field of economics and the Department makes use of their skills when the need arises for such expertise.