Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the number of persons currently working with Anglo Irish Bank as contractors as opposed to as employees of the bank; the number of contracting firms involved in such arrangements; the duties being performed by such persons and in each case, if he will show the date on which the person started working with the bank as a contractor and the amount of money being paid each month to each person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27780/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware the Board of the bank is responsible for the day to day operations of the bank including the recruitment and remuneration of staff, including payments to contract staff. The Bank has indicated that their Legal advice dictates that the bank can respond to this question in general terms only and is not in a position to provide any personal information or information that would lead to the identification of any individuals employed or commercial details of individual contracts with the bank.

However, the bank has informed me that Anglo Irish Bank had a total staff of 1,160 at the end of August 2011. This number includes a total of 289 staff employed by the Bank on fixed rate contacts for periods of up to 12 months. In addition to this total number of staff employed at that date, the Bank had retained the services of 93 separate contactors in the areas of special projects, operations, IT and work on cases administered on behalf of NAMA. These contractors have varying working arrangements with the Bank including working on call or a number of days a month.

Given the level of detail in this question, the Bank has indicated that it cannot provide a fuller response within the notice given and will revert at the earliest opportunity with:

* the number of contracting firms involved in such arrangements;

* the duties being performed by such persons and in each case,

* the date on which the person started working with the bank

I will write to the Deputy directly with this information once it becomes available to me.