Written Answers Nos. 159-167
159. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of new recruits to the Civil Service, in each of the years 2011 to 2013; the number of whole-time equivalent recruits and the overall number of public service employees at the end of each of these years. [21419/16]
View answerAccording to data held centrally by my Department, which draws on HR information provided by each Government Department, in 2011 the number of new recruits into the Civil Service was just over 600, the full-time equivalent of which was just under 430. In 2012, almost 800 people were recruited into some 640 full-time equivalent positions, and in 2013 just over 800 were recruited to fill 680 full-time equivalent positions.
In the broader Public Service, the overall number of employees by sector (on a full-time equivalent basis) at the end of each of the years 2011-2013 was as follows:
|
- |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
|
Sector |
Q4 |
Q4 |
Q4 |
|
Civil Service |
36,613.56 |
36,329.90 |
36,117.79 |
|
Defence Sector |
10,130.90 |
9,979.40 |
9,796.60 |
|
Education Sector |
90,946.07 |
90,702.20 |
91,589.84 |
|
Health Sector |
104,392.39 |
101,505.75 |
99,958.80 |
|
Justice Sector |
14,237.75 |
13,352.00 |
13,020.50 |
|
Local Authorities |
29,506.32 |
28,306.24 |
27,543.51 |
|
NCSA |
11,500.25 |
10,686.38 |
10,189.95 |
|
TOTAL |
297,327.24 |
290,861.87 |
288,216.99
|
Further relevant up-to-date information on public service numbers can be found on my Department's website at http://databank.per.gov.ie.
160. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the public sector pay bill for each of the years 2011 to 2013. [21420/16]
View answerThe outturn figure for voted public expenditure pay, as set out in the annual Appropriation Accounts, for the three years 2011, 2012 and 2013 is a follows:
|
Pay |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
|
Gross Pay |
15.7 bn |
15.3 bn |
15.1 bn |
|
Net Pay |
14.7 bn |
14.3 bn |
14.1 bn |
The figure for net pay is the gross amount less the Pension Related Deduction and some other Appropriations in Aid. Further related details can be found on the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's databank:
http://databank.per.gov.ie/Expenditure.aspx
161. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the grades at which new entrants to the Civil Service have been recruited in each of the years from 2010 to 2016 to date; and if the overall staffing level at each of these grades has diminished or increased over that period of time. [21441/16]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the Public Appointments Service (PAS) is an independent, statutory body which provides professional recruitment and selection services to the civil and public service.
I understand from the PAS that the following Civil Service General Service grades were recruited for the years 2010 to 2016 as follows;
2012 Administrative Officer
2013 Administrative Officer, Third Secretary
2014 Administrative Officer, Clerical Officer, Assistant Principal*, Principal*
2015 Administrative Officer, Clerical Officer, Executive Officer, Assistant Principal, First Secretary and Principal
2016 - Administrative Officer, Third Secretary, Clerical Officer, Executive Officer, Assistant Principal, First Secretary and Principal.
* posts with specialist expertise i.e. OGP, Peoplepoint
The following Table contains Civil Service General Service grade numbers for the period 2010 to the end of the first quarter 2016. The figures do not include Prison Officers, Professional/Technical grades, staff in the National Gallery or staff recruited locally abroad by the Department of Foreign Affairs.
|
Civil Service Grades |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016* |
|
Dec |
Dec |
Dec |
Dec |
Dec |
Dec |
Mar |
|
|
General Service Grades |
23,724 |
24,223 |
24,373 |
24,226 |
24,326 |
24,552 |
25,085 |
|
Deputy Secretary |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
19 |
22 |
22 |
|
Second Secretary |
5 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
|
Assistant Secretary |
132 |
142 |
143 |
153 |
143 |
148 |
145 |
|
Principal |
655 |
632 |
661 |
661 |
670 |
707 |
722 |
|
Assistant Principal |
1,899 |
1,907 |
1,911 |
1,926 |
1,913 |
1,979 |
2,047 |
|
Higher Executive Officer |
3,216 |
3,919 |
4,102 |
4,057 |
3,979 |
4,040 |
4,078 |
|
Administrative Officer |
251 |
235 |
291 |
309 |
374 |
437 |
453 |
|
Executive Officer |
4,935 |
4,855 |
4,786 |
4,742 |
4,735 |
4,806 |
4,939 |
|
Staff Officer |
1,508 |
1,533 |
1,496 |
1,487 |
1,434 |
1,359 |
1,348 |
|
Clerical Officer |
10,420 |
10,329 |
10,333 |
10,276 |
10,472 |
10,470 |
10,736 |
|
Services Officer |
685 |
648 |
626 |
592 |
578 |
573 |
585 |
162. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of fully unwinding the financial emergency measures in the public interest for all public service and Civil Service workers earning €65,000 a year or less excluding the Lansdowne Road provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21448/16]
View answer163. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of fully unwinding the financial emergency measures in the public interest for all public service and Civil Service workers earning €65,001 to €100,000 a year, excluding the Lansdowne Road provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21450/16]
View answer164. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of fully unwinding the financial emergency measures in the public interest for all public service and Civil Service workers earning €100,001 plus a year excluding the Lansdowne Road provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21451/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 162 to 164, inclusive, together.
The data requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
|
Salary Range |
Estimated Cost of Restoring FEMPI €m |
|
€0 to €65,000 |
€806 |
|
€65,000 to €100,000 |
€428 |
|
€100,000 plus |
€178 |
|
Total: |
€1,412 |
165. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when all outstanding vacancies on State boards will be filled. [21452/16]
View answerIn response to the Deputy's question there is one vacancy on the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) board that is expected to be filled over the next month.
166. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of buildings the Office of Public Works owns and-or manages; the annual cost of maintaining empty properties or buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21553/16]
View answerI am advised by the Commissioners of Public Works that the information sought by the Deputy is currently being collated. A detailed response will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as it is available.
167. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the new PEACE programme will be operational; the funding allocated to this programme; the financial contribution by the European Union, by the Irish Government and by the British Government.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21581/16]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the Irish Government was successful in securing €150 million of EU funding (constant prices) towards a new cross-border PEACE Programme for the period 2014-2020. The UK Government subsequently decided to allocate an additional €50 million to the Programme from its overall allocation under the European Regional Development Fund. The Programme was formally adopted by the Commission on 30 November 2015 and was launched in Belfast on 22 January 2016.
The PEACE Programme has a total value of €270 million, with 85% being recouped from the European Regional Development Fund and the balance funded by the two Member States:
|
- |
€ |
|
ERDF |
€ 229.17m |
|
Ireland |
€ 8.74m |
|
UK |
€ 31.70m |
|
Total |
€ 269. 61m |
Calls for applications have opened for four elements of the Programme in the areas of Shared Education, Building Positive Relations, Local Authority Actions Plans, and Shared Spaces and the assessment of proposed projects is underway. Further project calls are planned for 2016 and 2017.
