Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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568. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff who retired, left or otherwise departed from their employment from 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013, and the expected annual savings arising therefrom; the number of staff expected to leave in 2014, and the annual expected savings therefrom; the number of staff expected to leave in 2015, and the annual savings therefrom; the number of staff expected to leave in 2016, and the annual savings therefrom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33208/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am advised that the number of staff of my Department who retired, left or otherwise departed between 1 July 2013 and 31 December 2013 was 15.82 full time equivalents. The expected annual savings in a full year would be approximately €880,000 if none of these posts were filled.

The number of staff who have left and at this time are expected to leave in 2014 is 47.24 full time equivalents. The expected annual savings in the first full year of these posts not being filled would be €2,920,000 approximately.

The number of staff expected to leave in 2015 under their respective pension plans is 12.9 full time equivalents and the expected annual savings in the first full year of these posts being vacant would be €656,000 approximately. The number of staff expected to leave in 2016 under their respective pension plans is 14.5 full time equivalents and the expected annual savings for the first full year of these posts being vacant would be €822,000 approximately.

The savings outlined above assume posts are not filled. My Department, based on sanctions received from my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, has filled a range of priority posts. Such posts have been filled through a combination of redeployment of staff from other areas of the civil and public service and in a very limited number of cases by recruitment and promotions.

The numbers given above do not include staff who were employed by my Department on a temporary or fixed term contracts and who left when those contracts expired.

In the context of the numbers retiring, my Department's strategy has been to protect the front-line services as far as possible by deployment of resources from support and ancillary areas to critical front-line areas. My Department is also actively engaged in the public services reform process so as to make the best use of reducing human and other resources in the context of reduced resources generally.

Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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569. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new staff employed since 1 July 2013 up to 31 December 2013 and the expected annual costs arising therefrom; the expected number to be employed in 2014 and the estimated annual cost arising therefrom; the expected number to be employed in 2015 and the estimated annual cost arising therefrom; the expected number to be employed in 2016 and the estimated annual cost arising therefrom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33225/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The number of new staff employed in my Department between 1 July 2013 and 31 December 2013 was 1.8 full time equivalents and the expected annual cost in the first full year of their employment would be €107,000 approximately.

The number of new staff employed to date in 2014 is 7.5 full time equivalents and the expected annual cost will be approximately €286,000 in the first full year. My Department will shortly advertise for a number of posts in the Irish Prison Service and the Forensic Science Laboratory. In addition, as part of a major reform of how immigration controls operate at Dublin Airport my Department will recruit, through the Public Appointments Service, a number of Immigration Control Officers. The final figure for 2014 recruitments and associated costs will only become clear as the recruitments above progress and it may be 2015 before some assignments are made.

In addition to the above a number of staff joined the Department on transfer or through redeployment from other areas of the Civil and Public Service. A further number of temporary clerical officers were employed on short term contracts during 2013 and again in 2014. These are, by definition, short term contracts designed to meet seasonal peaks and facilitate staff who avail of the Shorter Working Year Scheme.

I am advised that it would be premature to predict at this time likely recruitment in 2015 or 2016. I am advised that recruitment continues to be the subject of a moratorium with recruitment only permitted with the sanction of my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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570. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff who retired, left or otherwise departed from An Garda Síochána from 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013 and the expected annual savings arising therefrom; the number of staff expected to leave in 2014 and the annual expected saving therefrom; the number of staff expected to leave in 2015 and the annual savings therefrom; the number of staff expected to leave in 2016 and the annual savings therefrom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33231/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The information is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is to hand.

Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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571. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new staff employed in An Garda Síochána since 1 July 2013 up to 31 December 2013 and the expected annual costs arising therefrom; the expected number to be employed in 2014 and the estimated annual cost arising therefrom; the expected number to be employed in 2015 and the estimated annual cost arising therefrom; the expected number to be employed in 2016 and the estimated annual cost arising therefrom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33232/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The information is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is to hand.