Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 November 2014
56. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the details of average fees paid by her Department and those under her aegis to recruitment and temporary employment agencies, that is the proportion of the fee paid from State funding to such agencies received by the worker and the proportion by the agency. [42712/14]
View answer57. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an annual breakdown of the fees paid to recruitment and employment agencies by her Department and those under her aegis. [42726/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 56 and 57 together.
The Department of Social Protection does not pay fees to recruitment or employment agencies because all department staff, both temporary and permanent are recruited and appointed through the Public Appointments Service.
The agencies that operate under the aegis of the Department are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority, and the Office of the Pensions Ombudsman. The Office of the Pensions Ombudsman did not engage recruitment agencies during the period in question.
The total amounts paid by the Citizens Information Board and the Pensions Authority to recruitment and employment agencies in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 are set out in tabular format.
Citizens Information Board
|
Year |
Total amounts Paid |
Agency Fee |
Salary Inclusive of Employer PRSI & Holidays |
|
2011 |
€52,825 |
€9,245 |
€43,580 |
|
2012 |
€20,899 |
€3,659 |
€17,241 |
|
2013 |
€16,561 |
€2,899 |
€13,662 |
|
2014 |
€31,872 |
€5,578 |
€26,294 |
Pensions Authority
|
Year |
Total amount Paid |
Agency Fee |
Salary inclusive of employer PRSI and holidays |
|
2011 |
€22,618 |
€5,089 |
€17,529 |
|
2012 |
€8,646 |
€1,945 |
€6,701 |
|
2013 |
€15,630 |
€3,517 |
€12,113 |
|
2014 |
€0 |
€0 |
€0 |
In addition the Pensions Authority engaged recruitment agencies to recruit staff on their behalf. Once recruited they became employees of and were paid by the Authority. Amounts paid to the agencies in respect of this service are set out in tabular format below.
Pensions Authority
|
Year |
Agency Fee |
|
2011 |
€11,922 |
|
2012 |
€7,056 |
|
2013 |
€5,641 |
|
2014 |
€14,760 |
