Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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24. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff, vacancies, and new staff appointed, by grade, and the number of clients, by social protection offices, from 2008 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8249/16]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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My Department’s Employment Control Framework figure set by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has been reduced by almost 300 posts since 2012. It is in that context and on the basis of business needs that critical posts are filled. At any given time the most critical posts can change depending on business needs and on opportunities that arise to restructure or rationalise posts. It is therefore not possible to provide a list of vacancies.

The information requested by the Deputy regarding numbers of staff, new staff appointed by each grade and number of clients by Social Protection Office from 2008 is not maintained in the manner requested and will take some time to collate. The information will be forwarded to the Deputy when it is available.