Departmental Staff Promotions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 October 2012

Thursday, 25 October 2012

Questions (79)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

79. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills 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. [47162/12]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills

I understand the Deputy has clarified that her question is in relation to grades at Assistant Principal Officer level and above. The information requested in relation to promotions and temporary appointments is set out in the attached tabular statement. For each of the promotions listed, a business case was made to the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform and sanction was duly received. The only promotion during the period which is temporary in nature is the Education Attaché post which carries a maximum period of 4 years duration. In addition to these internal promotions there were 3 appointments made at my Department through the Top Level Appointments Committee (T.L.A.C.). One at Secretary General, one at Assistant Secretary General and one at Chief Inspector level.

Grade	Date of promotion	Salary Scale (1st January 2010)	Section
Director of NEPS	17th May 2010	€93,197 - €113,503	NEPS
Deputy Chief Inspector	12th October 2010	€93,197 - €113,503	Inspectorate
Director	14th December 2010	€85,957 - €105,429 plus an allowance of €11,978 per annum	Management Advisory Committee
Regional Director (4 posts)	19th November 2010	€89,384 - €103,221	NEPS
Assistant Chief Inspector (2 posts)	21st February 2011	€89,384 - €103,221	Inspectorate
Education Attaché	5th September 2011	€65,185-€80,678 plus an allowance of €22,678- allowance payable for maximum of 4 years only	International Section
Assistant Chief Inspector (2 posts)	26th March 2012	€89,384 – €103,221	Inspectorate
Divisional Inspector (2 posts)	13th April 2012	€78,344 - €91,650	Inspectorate
Senior Psychologist (2 posts)	10th October 2012	€78,344 - €91,650	NEPS