Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 November 2014
134. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the details of average cuts paid by her Department and those under her aegis to recruitment and temporary employment agencies, that is the proportion of the fee paid from State funding to such agencies received by the worker and the proportion by the agency. [42711/14]
Amharc ar fhreagra135. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an annual breakdown of the fees paid to recruitment and employment agencies by her Department and those under her aegis. [42725/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 134 and 135 together.
As the Deputies have not specified the time frame of interest to them, the information provided below relates to 2013 and 2014. The Deputies should note that my Department and the Agencies under its remit use the services of the State's independent recruitment office, the Public Appointments Service, to the maximum extent possible. Where appropriate, that Service seeks reimbursement from its clients of certain costs which arise including advertising and interview board member expenses.
I am advised that my Department and Agencies under its remit do not ordinarily use the services of external recruitment or employment agencies. However, in respect of 2013 and 2014 the table below sets out the relevant expenditure as requested by the Deputies.
|
Department/ Agency |
Year |
Fees Paid |
Recruitment/ Employment Agency |
Service Provided |
|
Irish Human Rights Commission |
2013 |
€5,894 |
Premier Recruitment Ltd. |
Clerical cover for staff on leave / events |
|
2014 |
€13,009 |
Premier Recruitment Ltd. |
Provision of phonereception and clerical support in Jervis House |
|
|
Office of the State Pathologist |
2013 |
€80,293.15 |
TTM Healthcare |
Lab Services - Locum Senior Scientist |
|
2014 |
€67,017.22 |
TTM Healthcare |
Lab Services - Locum Senior Scientist |
