Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
1622. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of new appointments made in his Department and those bodies under his remit since March 2011 to date in 2014, with a breakdown of the grade to which they were appointed during the period. [35120/14]
View answerThe information requested is set out in the tables below.
Department Appointments
|
Grade |
No of Appointments |
|
Secretary General |
1 |
|
Assistant Secretary General |
5 |
|
Principal Officer |
13 |
|
Assistant Principal Officer |
19 |
|
Higher Executive Officer |
2 |
|
Executive Officer |
15 |
|
Staff Officer |
1 |
|
Clerical Officer |
3 |
|
Special Adviser* |
5 |
|
Personal Assistant * |
6 |
|
Personal Secretary* |
6 |
|
Civilian Driver* |
11 |
|
Parliamentary Counsel |
1 |
|
Assistant Director Met Eireann |
1 |
|
Principal Adviser |
1 |
|
Senior Meteorologist |
1 |
|
Principal Auditor |
1 |
|
Senior Adviser |
2 |
|
Advisory Counsel |
1 |
|
Meteorologist |
7 |
|
Principal Meteorological Officer |
1 |
|
Auditor |
1 |
|
Planning Inspector |
2 |
|
Assistant Auditor |
2 |
|
Meteorological Officer |
2 |
|
Total |
110 |
* Ministerial appointments in both 2011/2012 and 2014
The information in the table reflects appointments to or within my Department during the relevant period including transfers and secondments, temporary short term Presidency assignments, Ministerial appointments and those resulting from internal or external promotion competitions, in line with sanction received from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Of the 110 appointments, 41 of these were made from the existing staff complement.
During the same period there were over 180 permanent departures from my Department. These figures exclude the staff moves connected to the transfer in of the Community function (approx. 8 0) and the transfer out of the Heritage function (approx. 400) in 2011.
My Department continues to balance business needs and staff resources in accordance with sanctioned staff levels and budgetary provisions.
Information on Agency appointments during the same period is set out below.
Agency Appointments
|
Civil Service Equivalent Grades |
No of Appointments |
|
Secretary General |
1 |
|
Assistant Secretary |
9 |
|
Principal Officer |
12 |
|
Assistant Principal |
11 |
|
Higher Executive Officer |
8 |
|
Executive Officer |
4 |
|
Clerical Officer |
2 |
|
Total |
47 |
In addition, 44 temporary appointments were made to various agencies, including 30 posts for the Household Charge Bureau (which has now completed its work).
Agency staff numbers have fallen to 693 as of end Q2 2014, the latest date for which figures are available, as compared to a peak of 951 at the end of 2008 – a reduction of 258 (27%).
