Departmental Staff Redeployment

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 October 2012

Thursday, 25 October 2012

Questions (203)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

203. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff members from his Department that have been temporarily and or permanently redeployed to other Government Departments or agencies since 27 March 2009; the details of the grades and pay scales of same; the total amount of savings achieved in salary payments in respect of the persons concerned; the duration of assignments; the business reasons supporting the redeployment of staff; 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. [47173/12]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The following table shows the details of staff redeployed from my Department to other Departments from 27 March 2009 to date as requested:

Grade	Number (Full Time Equivalent)	Estimate savings per year - €	Duration of Assignment
Clerical Officer	169 (154.8)	5,404,670	Permanent
Staff Officer	29 (26.9)	1,171,539	Permanent
Executive Officer	36 (34.2)	1,590,318	Permanent
Higher Executive Officer	13 (12.1)	659,097	Permanent
Assistant Principal	1 (1)	74,514	Permanent
-	-	Total = 8,900,138	-

The majority of the staff were redeployed on foot of a Local Office reorganisation undertaken by my Department which identified staff surpluses. The majority of the identified staff surpluses were redeployed to the Department of Social Protection, which had an urgent need for additional staff resources at the time.