Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agency and contract staff currently employed under the aegis of his Department; the mechanism in place for monitoring and managing the associated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10976/13]

Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the numbers and cost of agency staff under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11056/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 254 and 256 together.

My Department, from time to time, employs staff from agencies to provide certain services when such proves to be more cost effective and Department staff are not available. Such expenditure is based on competitive tendering with extensive use of Central Government and Department specific frameworks which continue to drive costs down.

Details are provided in the following table:

*C onstruction contractors supplying service as distinct from an employment agency.

† The number of full time equivalents quoted below for IT contractors is as of 31/01/2013. This number is subject to some fluctuation as requirements change.