Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 121: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff in her Department primarily employed in one of a number of areas (details supplied) in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38067/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the accompanying table.

While identifying the numbers of staff employed in Inspections, IT, HR and Legal Services is relatively straightforward there are staff across a number of sections who spend a percentage of their time on processing of benefits/entitlements/grants. In addition, while there is one person in Corporate Services Division with responsibility for developing the Department's corporate procurement plan and policy, the Department does not have a dedicated centralised procurement section and accordingly, responsibility for procurement rests with the relevant section procuring the goods or services. Therefore in respect of these areas I am providing the Deputy with the best estimate of the staff resource associated with these tasks. Staff associated with certain functions of the Department of Education and Skills