Written answers

Thursday, 21 January 2010

Department of Social and Family Affairs

Departmental Agencies

5:00 pm

Photo of Joanna TuffyJoanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 261: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of staff employed in each agency that derives from her Department at the end of 2007, 2008, and 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3214/10]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The four statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department are the Pensions Board, the Citizens Information Board, the Family Support Agency and the Social Welfare Tribunal. In addition the Pensions Ombudsman comes under the remit of the Department.

The total number of staff for each of the Agencies/Boards under the aegis of the Department in the years 2007, 2008 and 2009 is outlined in the following table.

Name of Board/AgencyTotal staff numbers each year
The Pensions Board2007: 372008: 39.52009: 37
Citizens Information Board(The Comhairle name was changed to Citizens Information Board in February 2007 under the Citizens Information Act 2007)2007: 922008: 882009: 88
Family Support Agency2007: 42.492008: 38.982009: 40.19
Social Welfare Tribunal2007: Nil2008: Nil2009: Nil
Office of the Pensions Ombudsman2007: 102008: 102009: 10
Combat Poverty Agency2007: 25.12008: 22.12009: 18.7 1

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