Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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624. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of wildlife rangers, permanent guides, general operatives and building and maintenance staff employed at Glenveagh National Park; the number of same employed at the park in each of the past five years; if her department is planning to recruit additional staff in these roles; when a decision will be made on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36497/17]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The table below outlines the number of wildlife rangers, permanent guides, general operatives and building and maintenance staff employed at Glenveagh National Park in each of the past five years

Staffing levels across my Department are kept under regular review in line with emerging business needs and Government policy on public sector pay and staffing as advised by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

I am pleased to note that there has been significant recruitment in the National Park and Wildlife Service of my Department in recent months. To date this year 20 permanent industrial posts have been filled across the NPWS. The Department has also filled 62 seasonal posts nationwide to cover the busy tourist season. In the last month my Department has appointed both a permanent Visitor Guide and a permanent Bus Driver in Glenveagh National Park.

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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625. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of visitors to Glenveagh National Park in each of the past five years and to date in 2017; if the 2017 figures show an increase on 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36498/17]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The visitor numbers to Glenveagh National Park in each of the past five years are set out in the table below:

Visitor figures for the month of July are not yet available. The visitor numbers from January to June of 2017, at 94,809, show an increase of circa 20,000 when compared with the same period in 2016 (74,858).