Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 April 2007
317 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the net saving to the Exchequer by not recruiting a further 20 employees to the Office of Corporate Law Enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13782/07]
View answerThe Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) sought 20 additional staff, including 6 Gardaí. In advance of approval of these posts, full detailed costings have not been itemised. The full pay costs would depend on the exact grades and scale points which would apply to any additional staff allocated. The following table outlines the staff grades requested by the ODCE; the numbers at each grade; the pay scale pertaining to each grade and the midpoint of each pay scale for each grade.
|
Grade |
Numbers |
Pay scale |
Mid point of scale |
Total |
|
€ |
€ |
€ |
||
|
HEO |
4.5 |
43,445-55,147 |
47,393 |
213,269 |
|
EO |
5.0 |
28,523-45,262 |
36,819 |
184,095 |
|
CO |
2.5 |
22,766-36,913 |
29,139 |
72,848 |
|
AccGr1 |
1 |
65,066-81,199 |
71,198 |
71,198 |
|
IT Systems |
1 |
49,535-58,738 |
53,218 |
53,218 |
|
Total D/ETE staff |
14 |
594,628 |
||
|
Total Gardaí |
6 |
Gardaí are paid by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform (D/JE&LR) |
545,143 |
|
|
Overall total |
1,139,771 |
Based on the figures above, the net saving to the Exchequer by not recruiting a further 20 employees to the Office of Corporate Law Enforcement would be of the order of €1m per annum.
