Written answers
Tuesday, 12 November 2019
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Departmental Staff Data
Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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599. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of additional staff appointed in her Department and agencies under her remit in 2019; the estimated cost of hiring the additional staff, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46701/19]
Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following table.
| Organisation | Number of additional staff appointed in 2019 | Estimated annualised payroll cost of additional staff appointed in 2019 €million |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Culture Heritage and the Gaeltacht | 33 | 1.22 |
| Arts Council | 5 | 0.244 |
| Crawford Art Gallery | 1 | 0.048 |
| National Concert Hall | 2 | 0.116 |
| National Gallery of Ireland | 13 | 0.435 |
| National Library of Ireland | 2 | 0.060 |
| National Museum of Ireland | 9 | 0.240 |
| Screen Ireland | 2 | 0.060 |
| Waterways Ireland | 12 | 0.402 |
| Total | 79 | 2.825 |
I am informed that my Department, Waterways Ireland, the National Museum of Ireland and the National Gallery of Ireland all recruited a number of seasonal staff in 2019. As this is an annual occurrence to give additional cover for busy periods in public-facing sections such as the National Parks in my Department and does not give rise to a year-on-year increase in payroll, seasonal staff are not accounted for in the above figures.
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