asked the Minister for Finance in relation to the staff employed at the Office of Public Works, harbour yard, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin (a) the number and categories of staff employed at this location (b) the area that they are expected to service (c) if he will give a comparison in the number and categories of staff at present employed at this location with those employed in November 1986 (d) if there are any proposals to reduce the number of staff further, prior to or after responsibility is transferred to the Department of the Marine and (e) if there are any proposals to transfer staff from this location to any other location in the Dublin region; and if so, the reasons for such change.
Written Answers. - Dún Laoghaire (Dublin) OPW Staff.
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Details of the numbers and categories of staff employed by the Office of Public works at Dún Laoghaire harbour, at the present moment and in November 1986, are given in the following tabular statement:
|
Grade |
November1988 |
November1986 |
|
Engineers Grade I |
1 |
1 |
|
Engineers Grade II |
2 |
2 |
|
Engineers Grade III |
— |
1 |
|
Senior Engineering Draughtsman |
— |
1 |
|
Harbour Masters |
1 |
1 |
|
Assistant Harbour Masters |
2 |
2 |
|
Clerical Assistants |
1 |
1 |
|
Foreman |
2 |
2 |
|
Carpenters |
5 |
6 |
|
Chargehand Carpenters |
1 |
1 |
|
Blacksmiths |
1 |
1 |
|
Fitters |
1 |
2 |
|
Electricians |
2 |
2 |
|
Chargehand Electricians |
1 |
1 |
|
Bricklayers |
3 |
2 |
|
Plasterers |
1 |
1 |
|
Slaters |
1 |
1 |
|
Plumbers |
2 |
2 |
|
Painters |
4 |
5 |
|
Chargehand Painters |
1 |
1 |
|
Apprentice Fitters |
1 |
— |
|
General Operatives and Allied Grades |
35 |
40 |
|
Harbour Constables |
24 |
26 |
|
Office Staff |
7 |
9 |
|
Totals: |
99 |
111 |
Staff members employed at Dún Laoghaire harbour yard are currently responsible for both the maintenance of Dún Laoghaire harbour and for the maintenance of Government buildings in the Dún Laoghaire and south-east Dublin area. The engineering grades also have additional responsibilities for other marine works, apart from Dún Laoghaire harbour.
Three employees will be retiring shortly, prior to the proposed transfer of responsibility for the management of the harbour to the Department of the Marine, on 1 January 1989. Under this transfer of function to the Department of the Marine it is not, at this time, proposed to relocate any of the staff physically. While the Department of the Marine will assume responsibility for the majority of the staff, a small number, proportionate to the needs of Government building maintenance in the area, will be retained under the control of the Office of Public Works.