Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 308: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of posts unfilled in his Department because of the embargo on recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10292/10]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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It is not possible to speculate on the number of jobs that might be created in my Department if the moratorium on recruitment were to be lifted. However, I can advise the Deputy that, since January 2009, there has been a net reduction of 54 in staffing levels in my Department.