John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 266: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of persons employed on temporary contract and cost to his Department and any agencies under his Department for same in tabular form for 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38130/10]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The number of persons employed on temporary contract in my Department and the cost involved for 2008 and 2009 is set out in the table below.

Fixed Term Contracts

Due to budgetary constraints my Department has temporarily ceased its participation in the cooperative education programme operated by the University of Limerick, University College Cork and National University Galway, whereby students were given "work experience" placements as an integral part of their university courses. These students were paid a rate equivalent to the 1st point of the Executive Officer payscale. My Department also ceased employing term time replacements in 2009.

This response does not include political appointees, i.e. Special Advisers, Personal Assistants, Personal Secretaries or Civilian Drivers to the Minister or Ministers of State.

Staffing matters within the agencies under the aegis of my Department are a day to day matter for the agencies concerned provided they operate within the parameters of the Employment Control Framework and the moratorium on recruitment.