asked the Minister for Health if employment agencies are being used by his Department to recruit workers on a full-time or part-time basis; if his Department or any semi-State body under the aegis of his Department have used agency staff in the past 12 months and for what grade of worker, i.e. manual, clerical, technical; and if he will state in respect of such staff over the last 12 months (a) the name of the agencies; (b) the number of staff hired; (c) the cost per head to the State and (d) the total amount paid by his Department.
Written Answers. - Staff Recruitment.
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No employment agencies are currently being used nor have they been used by my Department to recruit workers on a full time or part-time basis in the past twelve months. I am not in a position, at this stage, to outline the position in relation to semi-State bodies under the aegis of my Department and I will be in contact with the Deputy when the information is to hand.