Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity)
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97. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who are employed under the aegis of her Department through agencies in the public sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23934/17]

Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity)
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98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the persons employed through agencies in her Department in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23947/17]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 97 and 98 together.

I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department and the Agencies under its remit use the services of the State's independent recruitment office, the Public Appointments Service, to the maximum extent possible.

However, in order to deliver the business of the organisation, it is occasionally necessary for my Department and its Agencies to engage the services of external recruitment or employment agencies. The following table contain the relevant details as of 17 May 2017.