David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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422. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of additional public sector staff hired in her Department over and above those who had retired or left the service, that is, new positions only as and from 31 December, 2010, broken down for each of the years 2011 to 2016, to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20139/16]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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423. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of new public sector workers in her Department hired to replace retiring staff and those who left the Department in each of the years 2013 to 2015; the overall percentage of staff turnover this represents; the cost or savings in payroll and pensions accrued, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20148/16]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 422 and 423 together.

The following table sets out the number of staff who were hired and those who retired or left the service since June 2011, when my Department was first established.

The total number of full-time equivalent staff at the end of June 2016 is shown in the Table. This includes some 40 staff transferred in from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government following the formation of the Government in May. The equivalent data for the end of each year from 2011 to 2015 are also shown. These figures also reflect changes in work patterns, secondments and other factors that contribute to the totals.

It is not possible to provide the information requested regarding the cost or savings in payroll and pensions. Civil service pensions are paid by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.