Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown of the new staff recruited to work in his Department and associated agencies in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 by grade, location, contracted hours, full time or part time, and status permanent or temporary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50057/12]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Details of the staff recruited by my Department during the period in question are provided in the following table:

2010

2011

2012

In addition, temporary clerical officers were recruited on short-term contracts in 2010, 2011 and 2012 - 125 officers this year - for the Passport Service to enable it to cope with the increase in demand for passports during the peak application period. There are no State agencies under the aegis of my Department.