Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 December 2007
263 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of posts filled in his Department in each of the past five years; the number and grade of posts in each of the past five years in his Department that were open to existing public or civil servants only, or that were not subject to competition at all. [35668/07]
View answerApart from appointments made under the decentralisation programme, most of which were the result of bilateral staff transfers between my Department and other Departments, the following posts were filled in my Department in each of the grades listed in the last five years
|
GRADE |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Totals |
|
Assistant Secretary |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1* |
2 |
|
Principal Officer |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
|
Assistant Principal Officer |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
|
Higher Executive Officer |
7 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
20 |
|
Executive Officer |
5 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
20 |
|
Staff Officer |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
Clerical Officer |
9 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
31 |
|
Services Officer |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
|
Accountant |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Translator |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Engineer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Personal Secretary to Minister* |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Personal Assistant to Minister* |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Special Adviser* |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Media Adviser* |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Personal Secretary to Minister of State* |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Personal Assistant to Minister of State* |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Totals |
27 |
17 |
14 |
20 |
35 |
113 |
All of the appointments from Assistant Secretary to Staff Officer (inclusive) (except for 1 Assistant Secretary post in 2007 and 3 Executive Officers in 2003, 2 in 2004 and 1 in 2007) were open to civil servants only and were filled by competition. The posts mentioned in brackets were filled by open, public, competition. The posts asterisked were posts filled in accordance with Instructions relating to the appointment of Ministerial Private Office staff published by the Department of Finance in 2007. Two of these appointments were the re-engagement of the same officers.
264 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of posts filled in the Government agencies under his Department’s remit in each of the past five years; the number and grade of posts in each of the past five years in these agencies that were open to existing public or civil servants only, or which were not subject to competition at all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35683/07]
View answerMy Department is in contact with the relevant bodies and agencies regarding the information requested by the Deputy, which will be forwarded as soon as it has been collated.
