Departmental Staff Redeployment

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 October 2012

Thursday, 25 October 2012

Questions (45, 46)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

45. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [47181/12]

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

46. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff members that have been temporarily and or permanently redeployed to his Department from other Government Departments or agencies since 27 March 2009; the details of the grades and pay scales involved; the total increase in salary payments for his Department in respect of the persons concerned; the duration of assignments; the area to which each person was assigned; 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. [47196/12]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

I propose to take Questions Nos. 45 and 46 together.

My Department’s current staffing levels are within the ceilings authorised under its Employment Control Framework. No staff have been redeployed with the exception of one Architect who recently took up a position in the Office of Public Works following a reduction in the Department’s Architectural Services capital budget. With the agreement of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, a number of officers have been permanently redeployed to this Department to fill specific vacancies. Details are outlined in the table below. In addition, 8 officers from other Government Departments and Offices have been temporarily seconded to the Department in connection with Ireland’s Presidency of the EU from January – June 2013. These officers will return to their parent organisations at the end of the EU Presidency.

Officers Deployed to the Department Since 27 March 2009

Date	From	No of Staff	Grade	Salary scale	Assignment
30.05.2011	Department of Agriculture	2	Clerical Officers	- Standard Scale -€ 22,015 to €35,514	Passport Office, Cork
07.06.2011	Department of Agriculture	1	Clerical Officer	– Standard Scale - € 22,015 to €35,514	Passport Office, Cork
30.05.2011	Department of Agriculture	1	Clerical Officer	– Ex tax officer - €23,640 to €37,000	Passport Office, Cork
30.05.2011	Department of Agriculture	1	Clerical Officer	– PPC scale - €23,177 to €37,341	Passport Office, Cork
07.06.2011	Department of Agriculture	1	Clerical Officer - (50% work sharing)	– Higher scale - (50% work sharing) -   €23,042 to €36,267	Passport Office, Cork
05.10.2011	Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources	-	Professional Accountant Grade 1	€68,553 to €84,935	Evaluation and Audit Unit
05.03.2012	Department of Public Expenditure and Reform	-	Assistant Principal	€67,913 to €84,296	ICT Unit
20.03.2012	Department of Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht	-	Principal Officer	€84,132 to €103,472	Development Cooperation Division
16.04.2012	Department of Environment, Community & Local Government	-	Principal Officer	€84,132 to €103,472	Development Cooperation Division
14.05.2012	National Museum	-	Accountant	€65,185 to €80,678	Finance Unit