Seán Connick (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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Question 187: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff in his Department, and any agency under his remit, who are primarily employed in one of a number of areas (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12303/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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In relation to my own Department, the number of staff employed in the various areas requested:

* The payroll and financial management functions in my Department encompass those functions also carried out on behalf of a number of smaller Offices. In the case of the financial management function, it also includes the Accounts and Exchequer sections.

As my Department has a role which encompasses policy across the civil service in these areas, the figures shown above include all staff involved either on a central basis, or with specific responsibilities within my Department itself.

In relation to Offices/agencies under the aegis of my Department, I am advised that the following is the position:

There are no staff in any of the Offices listed involved in means assessment.

(i) In addition there are non established (industrial) staff employed in a combination of duties across the areas of procurement, payroll and financial management.

(ii) National Public Procurement Operations Unit staff – Many staff in other areas of OPW have procurement functions as part of their duties.