Departmental Staff Recruitment

Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 16 December 2016

Friday, 16 December 2016

Questions (299)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Question:

299. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the total number of additional staff to be taken on in her Department and in all individual State agencies and bodies under her aegis in 2017 in tabular form; the total cost of hiring additional staff in her Department and in each individual State agency and body; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40792/16]

Written answers

Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

I am advised that staffing levels for 2017 are not set either in respect of my Department or for the bodies operating under its aegis. Instead, staffing levels in my Department and in the agencies under my remit are kept under regular review in line with emerging business needs and Government policy on public sector pay and staffing, as advised by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.