Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 436: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons employed in Private Residential Tenancies Board, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland, An Bord Pleanála, the Rent Tribunal, the Heritage Council and any other agency under the remit of his Department; the number of persons in terms of whole time equivalents employed prior to the introduction of the moratorium; the estimated number currently employed; the target number at which point the moratorium will end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20037/10]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The information requested in relation to the State Agencies under the aegis of my Department is set out in the following table, at end March 2009 prior to the introduction of the moratorium and at end December 2009.

*Whole time equivalent (WTE).

** The administrative functions of the Rent Tribunal were transferred to the PRTB with effect from 1 October 2009.

***There are an additional 30 agency staff employed on temporary contracts through Employment Agencies at December 2009.

With regard to target numbers for employment in Agencies, the Government will keep the application of the moratorium on recruitment and promotion under review with a view to ensuring that the staffing levels in the Employment Control Frameworks (ECF) for the sectors are achieved. My Department expects shortly to finalise the Environment Vote Group ECF which will include an employment ceiling for the Agencies under the Department's aegis.