Written answers

Thursday, 16 December 2010

Department of Education and Science

Departmental Staff

5:00 am

Photo of Lucinda CreightonLucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff working within her Department who are employed on a short-term, temporary or consultative basis in the years 2009 and 2010; the costs of payment to such staff in each of those years; the number of any such staff who have been previously employed in the public service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47977/10]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Eleven retired school inspectors were engaged by my Department in 2009 and 2010. Ten were assigned to carry out probationary inspections on newly recruited teachers while one has been contracted as the interim manager of three community primary schools pending the amendment of the Vocational Education Act to enable patrons of the schools concerned to establish boards of management. The cost involved in 2009 was €186,844.81 and €26,301.96 to date in 2010. A retired school principal works part-time as Chairperson on the Commission for School Accommodation and received a sum of €2,160 in 2009 and €2,760 to date in 2010.

Nineteen temporary clerical officers were employed at my Department in 2009 at a cost of €216,368. Twelve temporary clerical officers and one temporary executive officer were employed at my Department in 2010 at a cost of €147,385. These staff were primarily engaged to carry out front line services. Sixteen of the staff employed in 2009 were employed previously in the public service while five of the staff engaged in 2010 were engaged previously in the public service. The majority of this previous service was of a temporary nature.

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