Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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502. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of hiring an additional economist and statistician, respectively, to his Department. [39489/19]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The estimated cost of hiring an additional economist and statistician to the Department is approximately €95000. This estimate is based on point 1 of each scale with Employer PRSI of 10% as of September 2019.The precise cost would be determined by the individuals' scale point on joining the Department.