263 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of civil servants in her Department in receipt of a full salary and by whom no work has been undertaken in the past month; the cost of employing these staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13496/07]

Aside from staff who are availing of statutory/civil service leave entitlements (e.g. maternity leave, sick leave, annual leave, etc.), my Department had no staff who were in receipt of full salary and not working in the month of March 2007.