Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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246. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the full time equivalent staff numbers that will be employed by Enterprise Ireland following the proposed voluntary redundancy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45889/14]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The current Enterprise Ireland whole time equivalent staff number is 725 which includes overseas staff who are excluded from the Voluntary Leaving Programme (VLP). The Irish based whole time equivalent staff number is currently 633 and the maximum number of exits under the Voluntary Leaving Programme is 55. Assuming the maximum potential number of staff leave under the VLP this would leave an Enterprise Ireland staff compliment of 578 Irish based staff. In addition to this number my Department has sanctioned up to 21 further posts to enhance the skills base in Enterprise Ireland so that the agency is equipped to deliver a suite of programmes aimed at growing Irish indigenous companies and exports by competing in the rapidly evolving markets, technologies and ways of doing business across the globe.