Paul Murphy
Question:343. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed by the Financial Services Ombudsman each year since 2005; and the number of unfilled positions each year since 2005. [31420/15]
View answerTuesday, 22 September 2015
Questions (343)
Written answers
At the outset, I must point out that the Financial Services Ombudsman is independent in the performance of his statutory functions.
The Financial Services Ombudsman has informed me that the information requested by the Deputy is as follows:
|
Year |
No. of Staff employed by the Financial Services Ombudsman @ year end |
Vacancies |
|
2005 |
22 |
12 |
|
2006 |
25 |
9 |
|
2007 |
28 |
6 |
|
2008 |
29 |
5 |
|
2009 |
27 |
7 |
|
2010 |
32 |
2 |
|
2011 |
34 |
0 |
|
2012 |
33 |
1 |
|
2013 |
39 |
0 (numbers increased due to maternity cover) |
|
2014 |
34 |
0 |
|
2015 |
31.5 (to 21.09.15) |
2.5 |
Question No. 344 answered with Question No. 294.