Table 1 shows the existing staff of my Department's decentralised headquarters offices in Johnstown Castle, Castlebar, Cavan and Portlaoise. The table also shows the years in which the original decentralisation to these locations took place. Table 2 shows the previous career history of the staff involved in the most recent decentralisation to Johnstown Castle — other than forest service staff — along the lines requested by the Deputy. My Department cannot provide total numbers of job and people changes to achieve the decentralisation as many of these changes would have occurred in other Departments. My Department has not carried out a detailed examination of the pattern in the other offices listed in table 1 because of the time elapsed and the detailed work involved.
The cost of the building in each case was borne by the Vote of the Office of Public Works. The cost of furniture, carpets, blinds and miscellaneous items were a charge on this Department and the estimated cost for all four offices listed is in the region of €3 million. I should also add that my Department has 1,700 staff based in local offices in different parts of the country.
Table 1.
Staff currently in Decentralised HQ Offices:
|
|
1970’s
|
1980’s
|
Early 1990’s
|
Late 1990’s
|
Grade
|
Castlebar
|
Cavan
|
Portlaoise
|
Johnstown Castle
|
Principal Officer
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
Senior Inspector
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Sen. Sup. Vet Inspec.
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Assistant Principal
|
4
|
6
|
1
|
13
|
Insp. Gr 1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Insp. Gr 2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Vet. Inspec
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Professional Accountant
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Admin. Officer
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Agricultural Inspector
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
Assistant Ag. Inspector
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
Area Superintendent
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
HEO
|
15
|
18
|
7
|
36
|
HEO Analyst
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Super. Ag. Officer
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
EO
|
18
|
23
|
20
|
64
|
EO Analyst
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
SO
|
11
|
10
|
19
|
14
|
CO
|
41
|
100
|
103
|
144
|
Service Officers
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
Cleaner
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Visually Impaired Telephonist
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
General Operative
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
Total
|
100
|
162
|
156
|
300
|
Table 2.
Staff involved in Decentralisation to Johnstown Castle in 1998:
|
Grade
|
Relocated
|
Transferred in
|
Recruited
|
Grade Totals
|
Agricultural Inspectors
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Administration Officers
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Area Superintendent
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Assistant Agric. Inspectors
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
Assistant Principal
|
2
|
12
|
0
|
14
|
Cleaner
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Clerical Officers
|
12
|
17
|
106
|
135
|
Executive Officers
|
14
|
42
|
12
|
68
|
EO Analysts
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
Higher Executive Officers
|
4
|
31
|
0
|
35
|
HEO Systems Analysts
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Principals
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
Senior Inspectors
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Senior Superintendent Vet Insp.
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Service Officers
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
Staff Officers
|
4
|
11
|
0
|
15
|
Supervisory Agric Officers
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
Vet Inspectors
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Totals
|
51
|
119
|
123
|
293
|