Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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527. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of vacancies in each functional area of Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland; the percentage that vacancy rate represents of the staffing allocation for that function in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40660/16]

Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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The number of vacancies in each functional area of Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland and the percentage that these vacancies represent with regard to the staffing allocation in that function, are outlined in Table 1 and Table 2 below.The recruitment process is ongoing to fill the current vacancies outlined in the tables thus enabling Enterprise Ireland and the IDA to bring new skills and expertise into the agencies to meet client needs.

In the case of EI, the agency has brought about a major reorganisation in recent years leading to major inflows and outflows of personnel from the various functional areas. The process is not yet fully complete.

I should also add that Enterprise Ireland will create 39 new posts in Ireland and overseas, to be filled as soon as possible, to respond to the challenges of BREXIT.

Note re: Enterprise Ireland’s vacancies in International Sales and Partnering (Table 1)

The International Sales and Partnering Division is made up of a combination of Irish Based staff, supporting the overseas market, and locally hired and expatriate staff based in Enterprise Ireland’s network of overseas offices.

Locally hired and expatriate staff are appointed on the basis of fixed term contracts, resulting in a higher level of turnover than would be experienced in the permanent staff base in Ireland. Arising from this there is a significantly higher level of ongoing recruitment which can result, on occasion, in a time lag between the ending of a contract and the recruitment and commencement of a replacement staff member.

Table 1.

IDA Ireland