Departmental Staff Recruitment

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Questions (200)

Seán Fleming

Question:

200. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the number of new staff employed since 1 July 2013 up to 31 December 2013 and the expected annual costs arising therefrom; the expected number to be employed in 2014 and the estimated annual cost arising therefrom; the expected number to be employed in 2015 and the estimated annual cost arising therefrom; the expected number to be employed in 2016 and the estimated annual cost arising therefrom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33221/14]

Written answers

Minister for Finance

The number of new staff employed since 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013 and the expected number to be employed in 2014 are shown in the table. The salaries of all staff within my Department fully adhere to pay guidelines issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

Year	Number of Staff
1 July   31 December 2013	8 of which 5 were not on the department's payroll
1 Jan   12 September 2014	19 of which 2 were not on the department's payroll
13 September   31 December 2014	2; In addition 5 positions are currently in the recruitment process and it is expected that the successful candidates will be in situ before the end of 2014
2015	We cannot fully estimate the recruitment needs of the Department for 2015 at this time
2016	We cannot fully estimate the recruitment needs of the Department for 2016 at this time