asked the Taoiseach the number of staff in each division in his Department. [20123/98]

The information requested is included in the following schedule:

Schedule

Department of the Taoiseach: Staffing Levels by Division/Section

Is the Taoiseach satisfied with the performance of the EU division of his Department given that it has been indicated that Ireland has been——

That is a separate question. The Deputy should table a question. This question is purely statistical, which asks about the number of people. If the Deputy seeks other information, he should put down a separate question.

Let me try it another way.

The Deputy must know from experience that it is not usual to allow supplementary questions on purely statistical questions.

One can ask statistical supplementaries.

Is the Taoiseach satisfied there is an adequate number of staff in the EU section of his Department given that Ireland came bottom of the list in a recent scoreboard of countries least effective in implementing EU directives?

The directives which are relevant to the EU section in my Department have been implemented.