Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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Question 297: To ask the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of any organisation under his Department which has informed him of staffing difficulties which may impinge upon its ability to effectively oversee the spending of public funds; and his views regarding same. [28364/11]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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Question 298: To ask the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the organisations under his Department for which an employment control framework has been agreed; the current numbers they have in place; if they have been waiting more than one month to receive sanction to proceed to fill or retain any positions in spite of such positions falling below the agreed ECF ceiling. [28380/11]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos.297 and 298 together.

Details of the Employment Control Framework (ECF) limits for relevant public bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group are set out below. In this regard, it may be noted that no agreement has been reached to date regarding the application of such limits to the North South Bodies funded by my Department.

I have not as yet been advised of any difficulties of the type outlined by the Deputy. I can confirm, however, that officials of my Department are in ongoing liaison with the management of the bodies in question and will seek to address any such difficulties, should they arise – including issues in relation to the filling of posts - in consultation with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Vote Group