Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 125: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current complement of workers at Killarney National Park, County Kerry; the vacancies that have arisen due to retirements in 2010 and 2011; his plans for replacement workers; and his intentions regarding the filling of these vacancies in the short term. [29080/11]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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The total number of permanent staff assigned to Killarney National Park currently stands at 50. In addition, temporary staff are hired each year according to seasonal demand. At peak season this year 14 temporary staff were hired; currently 5 are employed. There were no retirements in 2010 and 2 staff retired in 2011. As the Deputy will be aware, the moratorium on filling staff vacancies across the public services remains in place. I am satisfied however that within this context, adequate staffing resources are in place in order to maintain the property referred to by the Deputy as a high quality visitor attraction.