Departmental Records

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 July 2016

Tuesday, 5 July 2016

Questions (393)

Niamh Smyth

Question:

393. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set out in tabular form the number of staff employed in his Department's archive unit in each of the years 2010 to 2016 to date; his plans to expand this number; if there are protocol changes arising from changes to the National Archive Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19621/16]

Written answers

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

In response to the Deputy's question, my Department does not employ any archiving staff. File management and archiving is a shared service provided by the Department of Finance to my Department and I understand the Department of Finance are replying directly to you on this matter.