Written answers
Thursday, 6 November 2014
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Departmental Staff Recruitment
Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party)
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20. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an annual breakdown of the fees paid to recruitment and employment agencies by his Department and those under his aegis. [42065/14]
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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In response to the Deputy's question I can confirm that my Department does not use the services of recruitment or employment agencies. The Department has used the services of the Public Appointments Service, "PAS" in all our recruitment requirements and related advertising. PAS has a budget allocation for this purpose. The Department would only be required to pay additional costs in cases where we have requested advertisements to be placed in specific publications or with requirements above the PAS general standard/format. Since my Department was established in July 2011 I have not incurred any additional costs.
The following table is a list of bodies under my remit that paid fees to recruitment and employment agencies from 2011 to date:
| - | Fees paid to recruitment and employment agencies | Fees paid to recruitment and employment agencies | Fees paid to recruitment and employment agencies | Fees paid to recruitment and employment agencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office / Body | 2011 (€) | 2012 (€) | 2013 (€) | 2014 to date (€) |
| Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB)* | €170,864 | €144,867 | €94,080 | €43,650 |
| Valuation Office | €108,306 | |||
| Institute of Public Administration (IPA) | €528 | |||
| Office of Public Works** | €237,223 | €207,962 | €255,601 | €227,595 |
| Totals | €516,393 | €352,829 | €349,681 | €271,773 |
* The costs incurred by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) represent total costs funded by both Northern Ireland and Ireland. In the time available for responding it was not possible for the SEUPB to apply a North South split to these costs. Where necessary, an exchange rate of £1 = €1.278 has been used.
** Established personnel in the Office of Public Works are recruited via the Public Appointments Service and Industrial Personnel are recruited directly by the Office.
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