Departmental Staff.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 April 2009

Tuesday, 7 April 2009

Ceisteanna (145)

Phil Hogan

Ceist:

145 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Transport the number of people working in the public service under temporary employment contracts on a fixed-term basis who will lose their jobs as a consequence of the non-renewal of those contracts due to the moratorium decision announced by the Minister for Finance on 27 March 2009; the organisations in which such terminations will occur; the number of individuals who will lose their jobs as a consequence of this decision; the annual saving that will accrue to the Exchequer as a consequence of the non-renewal of these contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15049/09]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Transport (Deputy Noel Dempsey)

There is 1 person in my Department who is working on a temporary fixed-term contract covered by the decision referred to by the Deputy.

That Decision provides for consideration by the Minister for Finance of whether such temporary fixed-term contracts should be renewed upon their expiry. The full-year savings that would arise in the event of non-renewal are of the order of €100,000

The terms of employment contracts in State bodies under the auspices of my Department are matters for the bodies concerned.