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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2010

Wednesday, 29 September 2010

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Richard Bruton

Question:

512 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed in his Department by grade; the number of agencies under his remit; and the number of staff employed in each agency by grade. [33705/10]

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The number of staff serving in my Department at 27 September 2010 is set out in the following table.

Grade

Number serving (FTE)

Secretary General

1.00

Secretary General PSMD

1.00

Second Secretary

3.00

Assistant Secretary

12.00

Principal

48.10

Assistant Principal

129.88

Administrative Officer

50.00

Higher Executive Officer

82.39

Executive Officer

50.30

Staff Officer

26.63

Clerical Officer

97.93

Service Officer

23.00

Service Attendant

2.00

Chief Medical Officer

1.00

Deputy Chief Medical Officer

1.00

Occupation Physician

2.00

Nurse

3.00

Teacher

8.66

Grand Total

542.89

The list of offices under the aegis of my Department is as follows:

Revenue Commissioners

Office of Public Works

Appeals Commissioner

Public Appointments Service

Commission for Public Service Appointments

State Laboratory

Valuation Office

Office of the Ombudsman

Comptroller and Auditor General

The breakdown of senior management posts is as follows:

Revenue Commissioners: Chairman and 2 Commissioners

Comptroller & Auditor General: Secretary

Office of Public Works: Chairman and 2 Commissioners

The following table shows numbers and grades at Assistant Secretary and other grades by office. Professional grades for offices such as the Public Appointments Service and State Laboratory are included with the nearest equivalent general service grade according to pay rate.

Department / Office

Asst Sec.

PO

AP

AO

HEO

EO

SO

CO

Other

Revenue Commissioners

14

117

423

71

930

1,750

227

2,381

172

Appeals Commissioner

2

1

2

Comptroller & Auditor General

2

8

36

39

56

1

3

1

Commission for Public Service Appointments

1

3

1

1

2

Office of the Ombudsman

1

8

32

10

13

1

22

2

Public Appointments Service

3

10

1

15

18.5

9

43

5

State Laboratory

2

30

21

2

2.4

4.4

10

Valuation Office

1

9

13

8

16.6

11.7

11.4

79

Office of Public Works

See separate return below

The table above includes a number of departmental, professional and technical grades shown against the equivalent General Service grades. The actual grades involved are as listed below.

Revenue Commissioners

Includes Legal and Financial staff (33)

Appeals Commissioner

2 Appeals Commissioners

Comptroller & Auditor General

2 Directors of Audit

8 Deputy Directors of Audit

36 Senior Auditors

39 Auditors

52 Trainee Auditors

Public Appointments Service

Includes Senior Psychologist

Includes Translator and 3.5 Psychologists Grade II

Includes a Grade II Professional Accountant

State Laboratory

Includes State and Principal Chemists (2)

Includes senior chemists, chemists & senior laboratory analysts (28.6)

All Laboratory Analysts

Head Laboratory attendant, Laboratory attendants & Storekeeper

Valuation Office

Includes 3 Superintendents of Mapping

Includes 2 Higher Superintendents of Mapping

Includes 2 Chief Superintendents of Mapping and 7 Valuer Grade 1

The Valuation Office also has 58 valuation staff and 12 team leaders Includes 5 Managing Valuers & 2 Appeals Officers

Office of Public Works

The number of persons employed (whole-time equivalents) in the Office of Public Works by grade is included in the following tables. Shown separately in the table are the figures for apprentices, seasonal/casual and on-call personnel. It should also be noted that the seasonal numbers employed rise substantially during the summer season when temporary staff are engaged, for example, as guides/information officers at heritage sites.

Grade — Established Personnel

Number

Grade — Established Personnel

Number

Administrative Officer

2

Librarian

1

Architectural Assistant Grade 1

38

Maintenance Co-Ordinator

4

Architect

24

Ministers Driver

2

Assistant Chief Engineer

6

Packer & Porter

3

Assistant Chief Technical Officer

2

Park Superintendent Grade 1

1

Assistant Librarian

3

Park Superintendent Grade 2

3

Assistant Principal Officer

36

Park Superintendent Grade 3

3

Assistant Principal Architect

6

Principal Officer

14

Botanist Grade 2

1

Principal Architech

1

Botanist Grade 3

3

Principal Engineering Draughtsman

4

Chairman

1

Professional Accountant Grade 1

2

Chief Technical Officer

3

Professional Accountant Grade 2

1

Cleaner

4

Quantity Surveyor Grade 1

2

Clerical Officer

122

Quantity Surveyor Grade 2

4

Commissioner

2

Senior Architect

34

Deputy Superintendent Furniture

1

Senior Clerk of Works

8

Director of Engineering Services

1

Senior Engineering Draughtsman

1

District Inspector

26

Senior Technical Assistant

1

District Superintendent

1

Services Officer

10

District Works Manager

5

Staff Officer

23

Engineer Grade 1

22

Superintendent Furniture Branch

2

Engineer Grade 2

29

Technical Assistant Furniture Branch

1

Engineer Grade 3

13

Technical Officer

2

Engineering Technician Grade 1

12

Valuer Grade 1

2

Engineering Technician Grade 2

5

Valuer Grade 2

3

Executive Officer

106

Valuer Grade 3

1

Head Services Officer

1

Visually Impaired Telephonist

2

Higher Executive Officer

80

Warehouse Supervisor

1

Implant Operator

1

Warehouseman

2

Inspector of Textiles

2

Grade — Industrial Personnel

Number

Apprentices

17

Area/Service Managers

23

Catering Services

29

Crafts Persons

329

Forepersons

83

General Operatives/permanent

654

Guides / permanent

101

Special Needs

11

Office Grades

40

Seasonal

General Operatives / seasonal

77

Guides / seasonal

243

The Boards/Bodies under the aegis of my Department are listed below. Information relating to the staffing of these organisations will be compiled and forwarded directly to the Deputy at a later date.

Board/Body Name

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland

Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority

Financial Services Ombudsman Council

Credit Union Advisory Committee

Financial Services Consultative Consumer Panel

Financial Services Consultative Industry Panel

Investor Compensation Company Limited

National Treasury Management Agency Advisory Committee

National Development Finance Agency (NDFA)

National Pensions Reserve Fund Commission

State Claims Agency

An Post National Lottery Company

Board of the Public Appointments Service

Interim Board of the Civil Service Childcare Agency

Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal

Valuation Tribunal

Civil Service Disciplinary Appeals Board

Civil Service Arbitration Board

Independent Mediation Officer for the Civil Service Grievance Procedure

Adjudicator for Defence Forces C&A Scheme

Sealúchais Árachais Teoranta

Committee for Performance Awards

Decentralisation Implementation Committee

Expenditure Review Central Steering Committee

Review Body on Higher Remuneration

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