I propose to take Questions Nos. 604 and 615 together.
The information requested is set out in the following document.
Higher Education Authority
Grade
|
Salary Band
|
Number of Staff
|
|
€
|
|
Assistant Secretary
|
158,644
|
1.0
|
Principal Officer (H)
|
97,611 – 120,385
|
0.8
|
Principal Officer
|
90,703 – 112,193
|
7.4
|
Assistant Principal (H)
|
76,506 – 95,667
|
3.0
|
Assistant Principal
|
69,659 – 86,865
|
12.6
|
HEO (H)
|
50,712 – 62,725
|
1.0
|
HEO
|
49,007 – 62,210
|
16.2
|
EO
|
32,179 – 51,054
|
17.4
|
CO (H)
|
25,532 – 40,418
|
1.0
|
CO
|
24,395 – 39,560
|
6.8
|
Cleaner
|
20,643 – 25,560
|
1.6
|
Director IRCSET
|
115,457
|
1.0
|
HEA Chairman
|
82,737
|
0.6
|
Total No. of Staff
|
|
70.4
|
Estimated Cost of Payroll (2009)
|
5,193,000
|
|
Year
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
Running Costs
|
€7,702,000
|
€8,412,000
|
€8,608,000
|
Notes: The staffing numbers and running costs above also include for the National Office for Equity to Access to Higher Education, Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) and the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET). The latter two bodies operate under separate councils but all staff are employed by the HEA, which also provides other administrative supports.
Staff numbers provided are whole-time equivalents. Figures include both permanent and temporary/contract staff. Payroll figures include some pension payments. A number of staff are funded by the EU.
(h) denotes higher scale.