Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
1738. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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. [35127/14]
View answerThere were a total of 41 new appointments made in my Department in the period March 2011 to date in 2014. Of these 23 were ministerial appointments resulting from changes in Ministers responsibilities. A further 14 appointments were into safety critical posts in the Irish Coast Guard and the Air Accident Investigation Unit. The breakdown of the grade is set out in Table 1.
Table 1
|
Grade |
|
Assistant Secretary |
|
Aeronautical Officer |
|
Technical Specialist |
|
Accountant |
|
Administrative Officer |
|
Radio Officer Grade 3 |
|
Special Adviser |
|
Policy Adviser |
|
Press Adviser |
|
Personal Assistant |
|
Personal Secretary |
|
Civilian Driver |
I have asked the State Agencies under the aegis of my Department to provide the Deputy with the information requested. If you do not receive a reply from the Agencies within 10 working days please advise my private office.
