Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 450: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost to the Exchequer for the provision of agency staff in his Department or State agencies under his aegis. [36664/12]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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My Department does not employ any agency staff. There are a number of contractors employed in my Department on fixed term contracts related to specific programmes and I will write to the Deputy with the Exchequer cost arising in these instances.

Information in respect of bodies and agencies under the aegis of my Department is a day to day matter for those organisations and my Department does not have the information sought by the Deputy. I will, however, request the relevant Agencies and bodies under the aegis of my Department to respond directly to the Deputy in the matter.