Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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178. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of whole-time equivalent staff working in the Dublin passport office in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [25152/18]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The following table details the number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff permanently employed by my Department and assigned to the Passport Service in both Dublin offices (Mount St. and Balbriggan) at the end of the year for 2016 and 2017 and at the end of May 2018.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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179. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the annual pay bill for the Dublin passport office in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [25153/18]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Department employs approximately 350 people in the Passport Offices in Mount Street, Balbriggan and in Cork.

The pay bill, including Employer’s PRSI, for the permanent staff employed in Dublin and Balbriggan for 2016, 2017 and to the end of May 2018 is set out below.

My Department also employs Temporary Clerical Officers (TCOs) to meet seasonal demand, and the pay bill for these staff over the period in question, inclusive of Employer’s PRSI, is also set out below.