Written answers

Wednesday, 20 April 2016

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Office of Public Works Staff

Photo of John McGuinnessJohn McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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121. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to recruit guides and grounds staff for Kilkenny Castle for the tourist season; and if positions will be offered on a permanent or part-time basis. [7315/16]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The OPW proposes to recruit a total of 18 Seasonal Guides at Kilkenny Castle for the coming summer period. These positions will be offered on short term contracts of varying lengths ranging from 5 to 9 months and will supplement the existing Permanent Guide workforce during the peak summer months.

The Permanent Guide cohort at Kilkenny now numbers 10 in total, 2 new Permanent appointees having commenced there since December 2015.

There are 7 existing grounds staff working at the Kilkenny Castle demense. There are no plans to recruit additional external staff on either a temporary or permanent basis in the short term.

Kilkenny Castle is open all year round as follows:

March 9.30-17.00

April-May 9.30-17.30

June-August 9.00-17.30

September 9.30-17.30

October-February 9.30-16.30

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