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Departmental Staff.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2004

Tuesday, 11 May 2004

Questions (86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93)

Billy Timmins

Question:

117 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of supervisory agricultural officers in the potato group who were upgraded to district superintendent; and the headquarters of the upgraded officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13183/04]

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Billy Timmins

Question:

118 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of supervisory agricultural officers in the seed production group who were upgraded to district superintendent; and the headquarters of the upgraded officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13184/04]

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Billy Timmins

Question:

119 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of upgraded officers in the potato group and the seed production group who subsequently transferred to other duties in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13185/04]

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Billy Timmins

Question:

120 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of upgraded officers in the potato group and the seed production group who were eligible to transfer to other duties in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13186/04]

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Billy Timmins

Question:

121 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of officers in the potato group who had less than two years’ experience at supervisory agricultural officer level before being upgraded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13187/04]

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Billy Timmins

Question:

123 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of supervisory agricultural officers on potato duties who retired between 1 September 1996 and 1 May 1998; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13190/04]

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Billy Timmins

Question:

124 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if an audit was conducted by an independent source on the implementation of the provisions of clause 2 (iii) A of the 1/97 agreement for agricultural officer grades within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13191/04]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 117 to 121, inclusive, and 123 and 124 together.

The position has been indicated in the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 94 on 11 March 2004. The number of supervisory agricultural officers in the potato group who were upgraded under the 1/97 agreement was eight. The headquarters of these officers were Donegal with five officers, Galway, Carlow and Meath, all with one officer. The number of supervisory agricultural officers in seed production group who were upgraded under the agreement was five. The headquarters of these officers were Meath, Wexford, Cork, Waterford and Dublin, all with one officer. The number of upgraded officers in both groups who subsequently transferred to other duties is three. All the upgraded officers in both groups were eligible to transfer to other duties. The number of officers in the potato group who had less than two years service at supervisory agricultural office level was three. There were no retirements at supervisory agricultural officer level in the potato group during 1 September 1996 and 1 May 1998. The agreement provided for a monitoring group comprising union and management representatives to oversee its implementation.

Billy Timmins

Question:

122 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position in relation to the 1/97 agreement which provided for supervisory agricultural officers in potato, poultry and eggs and seed production to be upgraded to district superintendent; if there are other supervisory agricultural officers outside these groups upgraded to district superintendent level under the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13188/04]

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A group in ERAD, who were supervisory agricultural officers with an allowance, were upgraded to district superintendent under the 1/97 Agreement. No other supervisory agricultural officers, outside of the groups listed in the question, were upgraded to district superintendent level under the agreement.

Questions Nos. 123 and 124 answered with Question No. 117.
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