The information requested in relation to the State Agencies under the aegis of my Department is set out in the following table, at end March 2009 prior to the introduction of the moratorium and at end December 2009.
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End March 2009
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End Dec 2009
|
|
Agency
|
Staff
|
WTE*
|
Staff
|
WTE*
|
|
Affordable Homes Partnership
|
24
|
23.00
|
16
|
16.00
|
|
An Bord Pleanála
|
185
|
177.90
|
177
|
168.90
|
|
Dublin Docklands Authority
|
53
|
51.00
|
37
|
36.00
|
|
Environmental Protection Agency
|
370
|
362.70
|
351
|
343.50
|
|
Heritage Council
|
19
|
18.00
|
16
|
15.50
|
|
Housing Finance Agency
|
14
|
12.00
|
12
|
10.60
|
|
Irish Water Safety Association
|
6
|
6.00
|
6
|
6.00
|
|
Limerick Northside Regeneration Agency
|
6
|
6.00
|
6
|
6.00
|
|
Limerick Southside Regeneration Agency
|
10
|
10.00
|
9
|
9.00
|
|
Local Government Computer Services Board
|
99
|
94.30
|
90
|
86.90
|
|
Local Government Management Services Board
|
34
|
32.60
|
33
|
31.10
|
|
National Building Agency
|
63
|
50.89
|
57
|
49.27
|
|
Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB)**
|
41
|
40.30
|
42
|
41.40***
|
|
Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland
|
52
|
47.80
|
50
|
46.80
|
|
Total
|
976
|
932.49
|
902
|
866.97
|
*Whole time equivalent (WTE).
**The administrative functions of the Rent Tribunal were transferred to the PRTB with effect from 1 October 2009.
***There are an additional 30 agency staff employed on temporary contracts through Employment Agencies at December 2009.
With regard to target numbers for employment in Agencies, the Government will keep the application of the moratorium on recruitment and promotion under review with a view to ensuring that the staffing levels in the Employment Control Frameworks (ECF) for the sectors are achieved. My Department expects shortly to finalise the Environment Vote Group ECF which will include an employment ceiling for the Agencies under the Department's aegis.
