Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 242: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of staff employed by her Department on 1 January 2009 and the number of staff employed on 10 December 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47800/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Since early 2008, the Department has experienced significant pressure on customer services due mainly to the increase in the Live Register. In recognition of this pressure, the Government has approved an increase in the number of staff working in the Department. The following table details the number of staff employed in the Department on 1 January 2009 and 10 December 2009.

In line with the Government moratorium on recruitment and promotion in the Civil Service, the additional staff have been sourced by the redeployment of serving Civil Servants from other Government Departments.