Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
1232. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total number of new appointments made in his Department and those under his remit since March 2011 to date in 2014, with a breakdown of the grade to which they were appointed during the period. [35122/14]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below.
New appointments in the Department during the period March - December 2011
|
Number of staff |
Grade |
|
17 |
Ministerial Appointee |
|
1 |
Professional Accountant |
|
6 |
Clerical Officer |
|
TOTAL 24 |
New appointments in the Department during 2012
|
Number of staff |
Grade |
|
2 |
Principal Officer |
|
2 |
Ministerial Appointee |
|
2 |
Assistant Principal |
|
1 |
Accountant |
|
TOTAL 7 |
New appointments in the Department during 2013
|
Number of staff |
Grade |
|
1 |
Assistant Legal Advisor |
|
4 |
Ministerial Appointee |
|
3 |
Development Specialist |
|
2 |
Assistant Principal |
|
1 |
Accountant |
|
1 |
Third Secretary |
|
1 |
Staff Officer |
|
2 |
Clerical Officer |
|
1 |
Higher Executive Officer |
|
TOTAL 16 |
New appointments in the Department in 2014 to date
|
Number of staff |
Grade |
|
21 |
Ministerial Appointee |
|
2 |
Second Secretary General |
|
1 |
Chief Finance Officer |
|
2 |
Development Specialist |
|
26 |
Third Secretary |
|
1 |
Administrative Officer |
|
TOTAL 53 |
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 or temporary staff recruited for the lead up to and the duration of Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union in 2013.
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.
