Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 382: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of public sector places made vacant by maternity or other leave that have not been filled since the implementation of the embargo on recruitment and overtime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4262/11]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy is not available as details of the number of cases where cover has not been provided are not recorded centrally.

Following the introduction of the moratorium on recruitment in the civil service, the Department of Finance has sanctioned the recruitment of a limited number of temporary clerical staff in my Department to provide cover for some of the absences of permanent staff on maternity leave, long-term sick leave and other statutory leave and also to provide cover for some staff availing of the shorter working year scheme.

I can advise that there are currently 148 temporary staff employed in my Department. These provide cover for in the region of three quarters of the total number of staff on maternity and other leave.

Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 383: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the proportion between office administrators and frontline staff in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4272/11]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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At 1st December 2010 there was a total of 4847 posts in the Department. Of this, 4240 posts are classified as frontline and have direct dealings with customers of the Department. The remaining 607 posts are in management roles and support areas of the Department including, HR, Finance, IT and Policy.