I propose to take Questions Nos. 240 to 242, inclusive, together.
A total of 122.23 whole-time equivalent staff are assigned to the planning and building unit of my Department on work related to the public capital programme for the education sector, of whom 90 are in administrative grades and 32.23 are in professional and technical grades. These figures represent an increase of 29% on the total number of staff serving in this area in 2000. Apart from filling an existing vacancy for a quantity surveyor, it has been agreed to recruit a further quantity surveyor and an additional architect for the planning and building unit. Overall numbers in my Department have to be managed within the context of the Government's overall policy on public sector numbers. As regards the planning and building unit, apart from the additional professional staff being recruited, additional temporary contract administrative staff have been put in place as required to deal with particular demands.