Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 82: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired staff of FÁS that have been rehired either on a temporary basis or on a contract basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15970/11]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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FÁS hires staff on a temporary basis to fill short term vacancies which mainly arise due to illness and for night training courses. The total number of retired FÁS staff who have been re-hired on this basis, from January 2010 to April 2011 inclusive, is 52. The period of hire can vary and I have been informed by FÁS that this equates to approximately to 8 persons employed on a full time basis for the 16 month period described above.