Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 16 September 2016
1894. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff that have been directly employed by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) in each year since 2010, including a breakdown of the number of staff in each directorate in 2010 and 2016 in tabular form; if she will provide a list of job titles currently active in SFI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25997/16]
View answerDetails of the number of staff directly employed by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) each year from 2010 to 2016 is set out in table A.
Table A
|
Year |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
|
Number employed |
51 |
48 |
48 |
49 |
49 |
49 |
49 |
In 2010 SFI had six directorates and directly employed 51 staff. The breakdown of staff in each directorate is outlined in table B:
|
Table B |
2010 |
|
Directorate |
Staff Numbers |
|
Office of the Director General |
3 |
|
Finance & Operations |
19 |
|
Life Sciences |
9 |
|
Information, Communication & Emergent Technologies |
10 |
|
Programmes Administration |
8 |
|
Enterprise & International Affairs |
2 |
|
Total |
51 |
In 2016 the number of directorates in SFI was four. The breakdown of staff in each directorate is outlined in table C:
|
Table C |
2016 |
|
Directorate |
Staff Numbers |
|
Office of the Directorate General |
3 |
|
Finance & Operations |
12 |
|
Strategy & Communications |
9 |
|
Programmes |
25 |
|
Total |
49 |
A list of the job titles currently active in SFI is provided in table D.
|
Table D |
|
Director General |
|
Assistant Secretary |
|
Programmes Director |
|
Strategy & Communications Director |
|
Head of Pre-Award |
|
Head of Post-Award |
|
Partnerships Manager |
|
European Affairs Manager |
|
Scientific Programme Managers |
|
Administration Manager |
|
Administrative Assistants |
|
Manager, Performance Improvement |
|
Senior Strategy Analyst |
|
PR & Communications Manager |
|
Senior Executive, Enterprise & International Affairs |
|
Senior Executive, Communications |
|
Senior Executive, Public Engagement & Education |
|
Finance & Grants Manager |
|
Financial Manager |
|
Grants Executive Assistant |
|
Accounts Payable & Procurement Officer |
|
Accounts Assistant |
|
HR Manager |
|
HR Executive |
|
IT Manager |
|
Helpdesk Analyst |
|
Information Systems Manager |
|
SESAME Technical Lead (SESAME is SFI’s Grants management system) |
|
Business Analyst |
In 2012 SFI reorganised its Directorates, reducing them to four (including the Office of the Director General). It created a new Programmes directorate, which contains its entire grant facing activities. This has resulted in a more efficient and streamlined structure which has allowed SFI to operate more effectively in the delivery of its remit.
