I propose to take Questions Nos. 222 and 223 together.
The establishment of my Department in June 2011 effectively involved the permanent redeployment of staff from a number of Departments: the Departments of Health; Education and Skills; Justice and Equality and Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs. In addition one member of staff was redeployed from a Non-Commercial Semi-State Body. This process involved considerable co-operation from all staff and the Departments involved.
The following table sets out the numbers, grades and current deployment within the Department of the persons involved. It does not take account of an additional 8 members of staff who were directly recruited to the Department. The payroll allocation for my Department for 2012 is €8.260 million. As a newly established Department, we are currently within our Employment Control limit and there are no other budgetary or business reasons to redeploy staff. Accordingly, no staff from my Department have been temporarily or permanently redeployed to other Government Departments or agencies.
Appendix
Staff members redeployed to the Department of Children & Youth Affairs
Section
|
Ass Sec/Director
|
PO
|
AP
|
HEO
|
AO
|
EO
|
SO
|
CO
|
SERV
|
Minister's Office
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
2.00
|
0.00
|
3.80
|
0.00
|
MAC & MAC Support
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
Legislation
|
0.00
|
2.00
|
3.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
Child Welfare & Protection Policy
|
0.00
|
3.60
|
3.73
|
3.80
|
3.00
|
2.73
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
Policy & Strategy Development & Business & Parliamentary Support
|
0.00
|
0.80
|
2.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
2.60
|
0.00
|
Press & Communications
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
Children's Participation
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.50
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
Early Childhood Care and Education Policy & Programmes
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
1.80
|
4.00
|
0.00
|
7.00
|
1.80
|
5.90
|
0.00
|
Educational Welfare
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
Youth Affairs
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
1.80
|
2.60
|
0.00
|
4.10
|
0.00
|
2.40
|
0.00
|
Children and Young People's Strategy
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
Children's Research Programme
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
Irish Youth Justice Service
|
0.00
|
3.00
|
3.80
|
4.30
|
0.00
|
2.00
|
0.00
|
2.00
|
0.00
|
Adoption
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
0.60
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
Corporate Support (HR, Finance, Organisation)
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
2.00
|
3.80
|
0.00
|
6.10
|
0.00
|
2.60
|
3.00
|
Internal Audit
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|