John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 270: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs 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. [38127/10]

Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, it is necessary from time to time to employ staff on a temporary contract basis where the work in question may be seasonal, have specific objective grounds and is time bound.

Details in relation to the number of persons employed on a temporary contract basis during 2008 and 2009, and the cost to my Department and to the bodies/agencies funded from my Department's Vote Group, is provided in the table below.

It should be noted that the figures include service officers, Ministerial office staff whose contracts are coterminous with the terms of appointment of the Ministers in question, and persons employed on contract by certain agencies for summer or work experience placements.

The Deputy may also wish to note that Waterways Ireland and An Foras Teanga are cross-border implementation bodies with offices in both jurisdictions and, therefore, may have contracts with staff in Northern Ireland.

Number of persons employed on temporary contracts and the cost to the Department and to bodies/agencies funded from the Department's Vote Group during 2008 and 2009