George Lee (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 201: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 1 December 2009, when a reply will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3021/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I indicated in my earlier reply that I would revert to you with the relevant information at a later date. I now set out my reply below.

Between 1997 and 2008 management staff increased by 70% from 170 to 291. Assistant Managers comprised 75% of this increase.

The rise in management staff within FÁS was caused by a number of factors. This included a complete revision of FÁS's organisational structure within each of the regions in order to achieve a better focus of staff resources on key customer groups. This resulted in the creation of 37 Assistant Manager posts based across the regions. It also included the integration in 2000 of responsibilities formerly carried out by the National Rehabilitation Board, which resulted in the transfer of 63 staff into FÁS including a number of managerial posts. The overall increase is also attributable to the significant rise in the output of FÁS training services activity as a direct result of the large increase in Apprenticeships over the period.

I would emphasise to the Deputy that as at the end of 2009 management grades in FÁS had decreased by 11% overall (32 posts) and by 16% (6 posts in grades 1-4) in the senior management group from its peak in 2008.