David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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809. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost of agency and-or locum staff hired by her Department for each of the years from 2011 to 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21670/16]

Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Across the Department of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation and its Offices, the only instance of use of an employment agency relates to the provision to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) of legal secretarial services. There is no equivalent civil service grade for “legal secretary”. Given the need for these specific skills in the ODCE, an employment agency is used to source the requirement.

The relevant employment agency is responsible for all administration costs in respect of the worker including, for example, administration of payroll and any human resource costs arising. In addition, they would be responsible for discharging employer’s PRSI liability in respect of the worker, out of this fee. The breakdown of fees paid to the employment agency concerned each year, including VAT, is as follows: