A number of appointments have been made in my Department since 10 February 1993, details as follows: One temporary personal secretary to the Minister of State, Mr. Liam Hyland, with effect from 4 March 1993 — the appointment which is strictly temporary is due to the absence on sick leave of the full-time personal secretary and is for a maximum period of three months and, in accordance with recent Government guidelines, she has been placed on the third point of the CA scale, i.e. £160.72 per week; one night-watchman appointed at Michael Davitt House in Castlebar to undertake security duties at a fee of £7 per hour with effect from 30 April 1993; one part-time cleaner appointed at Backweston Farm to undertake normal cleaning duties for six hours per week at £4.47 per hour with effect from 15 March 1993; one part-time general operative appointed at FDS office, Clonmel to open and lock up building, general cleaning and upkeep of building and grounds, for 26 hours per week at £115.10 per week with effect from 15 March 1993; one tractor driver appointed at Backweston Farm to undertake ploughing and tractor driving duties, at £182.99 per week with effect from 1 March 1993; 13 veterinary surgeons have been appointed to act as temporary veterinary inspectors on meat inspection duties on a daily fee of £98.07 — these appointments are subject to their completing a two week training course on meat inspection duties to the satisfaction of the Department's veterinary inspectorate. To date only three officers have completed such training.