Departmental Staff Promotions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 October 2012

Thursday, 25 October 2012

Questions (124)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

124. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of staff members of his Department that have been awarded internal promotions and or additional acting up or temporary allowances to perform more senior roles since 27 March 2009; the details of the grades involved; the pre-promotion temporary acting and post promotion temporaryacting pay scales; the total increase in salary payments to each staff member involved; the duration of assignments; the area to which each person was assigned; the business reasons supporting any such decision; the details of sanction received from the Department of Finance and or Public Expenditure and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47158/12]

Written answers

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Deputy Jimmy Deenihan)

The Deputy will be aware that my Department was established on 2 June 2011. Since that date, 1 staff member has been promoted formally at the level of Assistant Principal or above and 4 staff members have been assigned additional acting-up allowances at the level of Assistant Principal or above. Details of these assignments are set out in the tables below.

Table 1: Promotions since 2 June 2011

Grade original	Grade assigned to (date)	Payscale original	Payscale on assignment	Annual increase in salary	Area assigned to	Business reasons	Details of sanction
Wildlife Inspector Grade II	Wildlife Inspector Grade I (30-7-12)	€55,863 - €69,132	€65,247 - €80,814	€4,326	National Parks and Wildlife Service	Post required for EU compliance purposes	Sanction received from Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) on 22-2-12

Table 2: Acting-up allowances awarded since 2 June 2011

Grade original	Grade assigned to (date)	Payscale original	Payscale on assignment	Annual increase in salary	Area assigned to	Business reasons	Details of sanction
Keeper, National Archives	Director, National Archives* (8-8-11)	€65,247 - €80,814	€85,957 - €105,429	€7,811	National Archives	Statutory position vacant due to illness and retirement of former Director.	Sanction up to 31-12-12 received from DPER on 8-8-12 and extended to 31-1-13 on 25-1-12.
Assistant Principal Officer	CEO, Culture Ireland** (20-6-12)	€67,913 - €84,296	€80,051 - €98,424	€6,557	Culture Ireland	Contract of CEO of Culture Ireland had expired	Sanction up to 19-9-13 received from DPER on 20 -6-12.
Wildlife Inspector Grade II	Wildlife Inspector Grade I (14-5-12)	€55,863 - €69,132	€65,247 - €80,814	€4,239	National Parks and Wildlife Service	Post required for EU compliance purposes	Sanction up to 13-5-13 received from DPER on 22-2-12.
Wildlife Inspector Grade II	Wildlife Inspector Grade I (14-5-12)	€55,863 - €69,132	€65,247 - €80,814	€2,896	National Parks and Wildlife Service	Post required for EU compliance purposes	Sanction up to 13-5-13 received from DPER on 22-2-12.

*Position is at Principal Officer (Higher) level. A decision on the permanent filling of this post will be taken in the context of the pending Government Decision on the future of the National Archives and other Cultural Institutions.

** Position is at Principal Officer level and the period of sanction is related to the completion of the Culture Programme associated with the forthcoming EU Presidency, as well as the pending Government Decision on the future configuration of Culture Ireland.