Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 June 2015
157. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of veterinary surgeons employed by his Department in each year since 2008; the reason for the decline in veterinary surgeons employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25244/15]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy in relation to veterinary staff employed by my Department is contained in the following table on a Full Time Equivalent (FTE) basis.
Since 2005 my Department has been engaged in a major programme of re-organisation at all levels. This has been facilitated by changes in the schemes administered by the Department, reductions in disease levels, the advanced use of information technology and a programme of internal reviews of business units, including major reviews of the local office network, which had led to improved business processes and greater efficiency. This re-organisation also took account of the Government moratorium on recruitment and promotion in the Public Service.
In the context of ensuring effective service delivery, my Department continually reviews staffing levels in all areas of operation in the light of operational needs and overall Government policy on staffing levels.
|
To end of Year |
Veterinary FTE Staff Numbers |
|
2008 |
358.4 |
|
2009 |
333 |
|
2010 |
217.9 |
|
2011 |
303.6 |
|
2012 |
286.4 |
|
2013 |
280.65 |
|
2014 |
266.50 |
|
To End of May 2015 |
267.70 |
