50 new staff for state agencies for Brexit

The Department of Jobs is set to spend more than €3m to hire at least 50 extra staff to help State agencies cope with the escalating Brexit crisis.

Government officials confirmed the figures in a formal response to Labour TD Joan Burton alongside details on how other departments are attempting to react to the triggering of Article 50.

In a series of parliamentary questions in the Dáil in recent weeks, Ms Burton asked all departments how many existing staff are working to protect Ireland from a Brexit fallout and how many more have been hired in recent weeks.