The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
New staff employed in the period 1 July 2013 – 31 December 2013
|
Number of staff
|
Grade
|
Approx. salary costs from date of appointment to 31 December 2013
€
|
|
1
|
Assistant Legal Advisor
|
27,324
|
|
4
|
Ministerial Appointee
|
58,589
|
|
3
|
Development Specialist
|
36,003
|
|
2
|
Assistant Principal
|
31,852
|
|
1
|
Third Secretary
|
11,776
|
|
1
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
18,771
|
|
Total costs
|
-
|
184,315
|
New staff employed in 2014
|
Number of staff
|
Grade
|
Approx. salary costs from date of appointment to 31 December 2014
€
|
|
21
|
Ministerial Appointee
|
483,978
|
|
2
|
Second Secretary General
|
150,856
|
|
1
|
Chief Finance Officer
|
105,777
|
|
2
|
Development Specialist
|
77,151
|
|
26
|
Third Secretary
|
418,740
|
|
1
|
Administrative Officer
|
24,901
|
|
Total costs
|
-
|
1,261,403
|
The table does not include Temporary Clerical Officers (TCOs) who are engaged annually on fixed-term contracts primarily to assist the Passport Service during the annual peak passport demand period. Also not included are a number of Interns who are also recruited on fixed-term contracts to assist mainly in the sections dealing with Human Rights, Legal, Middle East, Disarmament and Irish Aid issues. Information in respect of 2015 and 2016 is not available at this point. However, it is expected that a number of new Third Secretaries will be engaged as well as TCOs for the Passport Service during 2015 and 2016.
