Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance 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. [28370/11]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance 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. [28386/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 107 and 108 together.

The following table outlines the ECF for 2011 and 2012 for my Department and organisations under the aegis of my Department.

It is important in any reply to clarify that the ECF is not a target number of posts to be filled. It is simply a ceiling on serving numbers below which Departments and Offices must ensure total serving numbers remain. The Moratorium on recruitment and promotion effectively means that any exception i.e. filling of a post, will arise in "very limited circumstances only", and will require the prior sanction of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. I am not aware of any staffing difficulties which may impinge upon the organisation's ability to effectively oversee the spending of public funds.