Vol. 475 No. 1
93 Mr. Callely asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of permanent staff in his Department and each State agency under the aegis of his Department; the number of temporary staff; the number of staff on contract; and if Government staffing-embargo guidelines are adhered to in his Department and each State agency in this regard. [4522/97]
The Department of Foreign Affairs currently employs 1,011 permanent staff members and five who are employed under contract in a temporary, unestablished capacity. My Department employs 43 temprorary clerical assistants in the passport offices in Cork and Dublin.
In addition, there are 83 staff employed on a contract basis under the Irish Aid Programme.
The following are the details of the staff numbers employed in those State agencies which come under the aegis of the Department of Foreign Affairs:
Agency for Personal Services Overseas (APSO)
Thirty-two people are employed in APSO with a complement of 17 permanent and 15 contract staff.
Irish Aid Advisory Committee (IAAC)
Two people work in the IAAC, one of whom is employed on a temporary basis and the second is on contract.
National Committee for Development Education (NCDE)
Six staff work in the NCDE, all of whom are employed on a contract basis.
The Refugee Agency
Eight people are employed in the Refugee Agency with a complement of five permanent and three contract staff.
Office of the Tánaiste
There are 18 permanent staff and five who are employed on a contract basis in the Office of the Tánaiste.
There are four permanent staff and five contract staff employed at the National Economic and Social Forum which is the only State agency which comes under the aegis of the Office of the Tánaiste.
The numbers of staff in the Department of Foreign Affairs, the office of the Tánaiste and the relevant State agencies are in accordance with Government guidelines on public sector numbers.
