The staffing of the Archives Unit for the period in question is set out in the following table.
Year
|
Grade
|
Number of staff
|
2010
|
HEO
CO
|
*1.9
*1.5
|
2011
|
HEO
CO
|
*1.9
*1.5
|
2012
|
HEO
CO
|
*1.9
*1.5
|
2013
|
HEO
CO
|
*0.9
*1.5
|
2014
|
HEO
CO
|
*0.9
*2.5
|
2015
|
HEO
CO
|
*1.9
*2.7
|
2016
|
HEO
CO
|
*1.9
*2.7
|
*FTE – full-time equivalent
In addition to the staffing above, a reviewer has been contracted for a 10 week period on an annual basis. There are two reviewers currently working in the Archives.
Changes to the National Archives Act are a matter for my colleague the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. I understand that Minister Humphreys is planning on bringing an implementation plan to the Cabinet regarding a change to the 30 year rule for the making public of Departmental Records in the National Archive. However, until that implementation plan has been finalised, it will not be possible to say what impact any changes might have on Departmental resources.