Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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451. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff in the social inclusion unit in her Department for each of the following years 2008, 2009, 2010,2011, 2012 and 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45802/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Details of the staffing of the Office for Social Inclusion for each of the years from 2008 are as shown in the following tabular statement.

In the period since 2008, there have been a number of changes in the structure and responsibilities of the section which can be summarised as follows:

In 2008 – the section responsible for social inclusion policy also had responsibility for policy associated with the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS).

In July 2009 – the former Combat Poverty Agency (CPA) transferred to my department with fifteen staff and was combined with the Office for Social Inclusion to form a new section known as the Social Inclusion Division. At this time, responsibility for MABS policy transferred to the Citizens Information Board (CIB) and 4 staff from the former CPA joined CIB.

In May 2010 – the Social Inclusion Division transferred to the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs and assumed responsibility for family policy including the Family Support Agency.

In May 2011 – the Social Inclusion Division transferred back to my Department, while family policy was moved to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.

In September 2013 - the Social Inclusion Division took over responsibility for child and family income policy.

No of posts in the Office for Social Inclusion