Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 90: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current numbers and grades of staff employed in North-South co-operation units in his Department as established under the Good Friday Agreement; the numbers in each unit when first established; and the year on year change for his Department. [16824/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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There are currently 6 (4.8 wte*) staff currently working in the North/South Co-operation Unit of my Department. In addition, the unit is currently holding 2 vacancies. The filling of these vacancies will be considered in light of current staffing constraints and the business needs of the Unit. The grade breakdown of these staff is as follows: - 1 (1 wte) Principal Officer (also undertaking some non North/ South duties) - 1 (1 wte) Assistant Principal Officer (vacancy) - 1 (1 wte) Higher Executive Officer (vacancy) - 1 (1 wte) Administrative Officer - 2 (1.5 wte) Executive Officers - 1 (0.8 wte) Staff officer - 1 (0.5 wte) Clerical Officer

In addition to the above 2 vacancies there was an internal reassignment of an Executive Officer (0.5 wte) from North/South Co-operation Unit to International Section in March 2011.

The year on year numbers in the North/South Co-operation Unit in my Department from its establishment in 2000 to end 2010 is set out in the following table. North/South Co-operation Unit - Staffing

NOTE

In addition to the above a Principal Officer had overall responsibility for International Section plus North/South Cooperation. Their involvement in North/South Cooperation varied depending on demands of the work and as such has not been included in above figures.

* whole time equivalent

Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 91: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons employed by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement by grade; the number of vacancies by grade in the ODCE; the number of promotions or additional staff approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16652/11]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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There are currently 39.7 (full-time equivalents) staff employed in the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement. The table provides a breakdown of the number of staff by grade:

There are no promotions or additional staff approved for the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement at this time. During 2009 my Department assigned 6 additional staff to the Office to assist with Anglo Irish investigations, i.e. 3 Higher Executive Officers, 1 Executive Officer and 2 Clerical Officers. Those additional staff remain assigned to the Office.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 92: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the current numbers and grades of staff employed in North-South co-operation units in his Department as established under the Good Friday Agreement; the numbers in each unit when first established; and the year on year change for his Department. [16838/11]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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North South cooperation issues are currently dealt with by a dedicated Section within the Innovation and Investment Division of my Department. This Section coordinates policy development and implementation on North South cooperation in relation to trade, R&D and innovation, including the programmes of InterTrade Ireland and the InterReg Enterprise Programme. The Section also supports Ministers participating in the North South Ministerial Council – both plenary and sectoral sessions – in connection with these matters.

The Section is staffed by 1 HEO and 1 EO, and by 1 AP (50% of his time) and 1 PO (20% of his time). Very similar numbers worked in the section in earlier years but, as the Section draws on very extensive inputs from many other Sections in the Department and from the industrial development agencies, the number working in the North/South Section is only a small portion of the number working on North/South issues at any one time.