Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 213: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide the names of agencies that provide staff to his Department; the services they provide; the cost to the State of those services, the number of staff they provide; and if he will break these details into tabular form. [35716/11]

Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 214: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide the names of agencies that provide staff to his Department; the services they provide; the cost to the State of those services; the number of staff they provide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35719/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 213 and 214 together.

The Department sources its staff through the Public Appointments Service. There is no cost to the Department for using this service.