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Additional Voluntary Contributions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 October 2016

Wednesday, 19 October 2016

Questions (27)

Thomas Pringle

Question:

27. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown, by grade, of the number of civil servants participating in additional voluntary contribution, AVC, schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30927/16]

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Participation in AVC schemes is a matter for individual civil servants, some of whom participate in schemes set up by their trade union. 

Through long established practice, deductions for such schemes are facilitated by Payroll Divisions across the Civil Service.  As the Deputy may be aware, a Payroll Shared Service Centre is operated by the National Shared Services Office in my Department.  The number of Civil Servants and Prison Officers paid by the Payroll Shared Service Centre (PSSC) who are participating in an AVC scheme as at 17 October 2016, listed by grade, is detailed in the table attached.  The table contains the grade descriptions as recorded by the PSSC.  Some of these have been edited in cases where the full grade description details might reveal the private information of an identifiable individual.

TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES PER GRADE PAYING INTO AVC

GRADE

EMPLOYEES

ADVISORY COUNSEL GRADE 1

1

ADVISORY COUNSEL GRADE 2 (MOD)

2

AERONAUTICAL OFFICER GRADE 1 PPC

1

A/LIBRARIAN(COURTS)

1

AISTRITHEOIR GRAD 3 - FULL PRSI

1

AK1

1

AO HIGHER SCALE

1

AO HIGHER SCALE - FULL PRSI

4

AO STANDARD SCALE - PPC

9

ARCHAEOLOGIST

2

ARCHAEOLOGIST PPC

3

ARCHITECT PPC

3

ARCHIVIST

1

ARCHIVIST-PPC

2

A.P. (ORD)

1

ASST AGRICULTURAL INSP PPC

2

ASST DIRECTOR P&WS MODIFIED

1

ASS PRIN FULL PRSI

1

ASS PARL COUNSEL GRADE 2 PPC

1

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL LEGAL EXECUTIVE

1

ASST CHIEF INSP edited

1

ASST CHIEF INSP edited

2

ASST CHIEF INSP edited

1

ASST LEGAL ADVISOR - FULL PRSI

1

ASST PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL GRADE 1

1

ASST PRINCIPAL

86

ASST PRINCIPAL HIGHER

111

ASST PRINCIPAL HIGHER PPC

12

ASST PRINCIPAL MOD

16

ASST PRINCIPAL PPC

27

ASST PRINCIPAL(ORD) (P&W)

1

ASST PRINCIPAL(ORD) P&WS - PPC

1

ASST SECRETARY

10

ASST.SUPERINT edited

1

ASSISTANT CHIEF OFFICER

148

ASSISTANT CHIEF OFFICER edited

125

ASSISTANT GOVERNOR

20

ASSISTANT GOVERNOR edited

6

ASSISTANT GOVERNOR OF WORKS

3

AUDITOR STANDARD SCALE PPC

1

AUDITOR ENV - PPC

1

AUDITOR STANDARD SCALE PPC

1

BFW/TRADE FOREMAN

4

CIVILIAN TYPISTS

5

CIVILIAN CLERKS

2

CAMPUS GOVERNOR

1

CHIEF NURSE OFFICER 2 MOD

2

CHIEF NURSE OFFICER 2 PPC

5

CHIEF OFFICER 1

9

CHIEF OFFICER 1 (NEW)

2

CHIEF OFFICER 2 (NEW)

20

CHIEF TRADES OFFICER 1

3

CHIEF TRADES OFFICER 2

6

CHIEF TRADES OFFICER 2 (NEW)

1

CLERK 2

1

CHIEF OFFICER 2

34

C.O. (ORD)

1

C.O. (ORD) A1

3

C.O.(ORD) PPC EX REV

1

CDS CARE STAFF

8

CDS CLINICAL NURSE MANAGER 2

1

CDS EX CHEF/CATERING MANAGER

1

CDS GRADE 4

1

CDS NIGHT SUPERVISOR

3

CDS UNIT MANAGER

1

CIVIL ENG. GRADE 3 PPC

3

CHEMIST

1

CHEMIST - FULL PRSI

4

CHEMIST GRADE 2 PPC

5

CHEMIST GRADE 3 PPC

2

CHIEF SURVEYOR FPRSI

1

CIVILIAN DRIVER

1

CLEANER

7

CLEANER FULL PRSI

8

CLERICAL OFF

104

CLERICAL OFF - FULL PRSI

193

CLERICAL OFF - PPC

3

CLERICAL OFF HIGHER SCALES PPC

5

CLERICAL OFFICER HIGHER SCALE

100

CLERICAL OFFICER NEW ENTRANT - PPC

1

CLERICAL OFFICER NEW ENTRANT - FULL PRSI

5

CLERICAL OFF H/S F/PRSII

5

CLERICAL OFFICER TYPIST

4

CLERICAL OFFICER TYPIST-NEW ENTRANT FULL

2

COST AND ESTIMATING CLERK

1

CRAFT CHARGEHAND

1

CO. REG. (OTHER) FULL PRSI

1

COMMUNITY SERVICE SUPERVISORS

3

CONSERVATION RANGER PPC

5

COUNTY REG OTHER THAN DUB/CK

1

CRAFT CHARGEHAND

1

CRAFTSMAN

9

CT. MESSENGER

2

CT.CRIER FULL PRSI

1

CO - ASSISTANT OFF. H/S C & E

16

CO STD FRMR FAS 11G

1

CO-TAX OFFICER FULL PRSI

19

COUNSELLOR

3

COUNSELLOR - PPC

1

AUDIT senior edited

1

DUBLIN G.O. BAND 2

4

DUBLIN G.O. BAND 3

6

DEPUTY ASSISTANT CHIEF STATE SOLICITOR

2

DEPUTY ASST CHIEF STATE SOL edited

1

DEPUTY GOVERNOR

3

DEPUTY DIRECTOR edited

1

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL LEGAL EXECUTIVE edited

1

DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS PPC

4

DIRECTOR IMES

1

DIVISONAL INSPECTOR PRIMARY

2

DEP. DIR. F/SCIENCE LAB

3

DEPUTY DIRECTOR edited

1

DISTRICT CONSERVATION OFFICER

1

DISTRICT COSERVATION OFFICER PPC

1

ENGINEER GRADE 1

1

ENGINEER GRADE 2 CIVIL DCENR

1

EO - HTO

216

EO HIGHER SCALE

113

EO HIGHER SCALE - PPC

19

EO STANDARD SCALE

113

EO STANDARD SCALE - PPC

113

EO ORD (EX REV)

2

EO. OFFICER H.SCALE C & E

10

EO.INDOOR OFFICER H.SCALE C & E

4

EO TRAINEE ANAL HIGHER SCL - FULL PRSI

1

EO TRAINEE ANALYST STANDARD SCALE

1

EXAM OF TITLES

1

FIRST SECRETARY - PPC

4

FIRST SECRETARY HIGHER

3

F/SCIENTIST GRADE 1

4

F/SCIENTIST GRADE 1 A1

2

F/SCIENTIST GRADE 2

6

F/SCIENTIST GRADE 2 A1

14

F/SCIENTIST GRADE 3 A1

3

FOREMAN GRADE 1

1

FOREMAN GRADE 3

3

FOREPERSON

3

GOVERNOR 2 edited

1

GOVERNOR 3

2

GOVERNOR GRADE 2

1

GEOLOGIST - FULL PRSI

5

GUIDE

2

GUIDE SUPERVISOR

1

HEAD SERVICES OFFICER

2

HEAD SERVICES OFFICER PPC

3

PSY senior edited

1

HEALTHCARE NURSE MANAGER (PPC)

1

HEO (ORD) A1

1

HEO ORD. (EX REV)

1

TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES PER GRADE PAYING INTO AVC

GRADE

EMPLOYEES

HEO HIGHER SCALE

114

HEO HIGHER SCALE PPC

3

HEO INSPECTOR DOT

109

HEO STANDARD PPC

66

HEO STANDARD SCALE

143

HEO INSPECTOR

2

HEO SYSTEMS ANALYST STANDARD SCALE

1

HEO. FORMER SUPERVISING OFF. H/S C & E

1

HEO.FORMER HIGHER OFF.H/S C & E

4

HIGHER LEGAL EXECUTIVE

1

HIGHER LEGAL EXECUTIVE FULL PRSI

1

HIGHER TAX OFFICER PPC

4

IND TRAINING INSTRUCTOR 2

2

INDUSTRIAL MANAGER

5

INDUSTRIAL MANAGER PPC

1

INDUSTRIAL SUPERVISOR

9

INDUSTRIAL SUPERVISOR (CLASS 'A' PRSI)

6

INSPECTOR OF WORKS

2

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTRUCTOR 2 (NEW)

2

INSPECTOR GRADE 1

1

INSPECTOR/INSTRUCTOR

4

INSP.TAXES H.G.H.SCALE

4

INSPECTOR GUID SERV&PSYCHOL

3

INSPECTOR GUID SERV&PSYCHOL - FULL PRSI

10

INVESTIGATOR - FULL PRSI

2

KPR OF MANUSCRIPTS PPC

1

LIBRARY ASS. 1 - PPC

1

LABORATORY ATTENDANT PPC

1

LABORATORY ATTENDANT STATE LAB

1

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN -FULL PRSI

3

METEOROLOGICAL OFF HIGH SCL

1

METEOROLOGICAL OFF STAN SCL

2

METEOROLOGICAL OFF STAN SCL PPC

3

METEOROLOGIST

1

METEOROLOGIST - PPC

1

NURSE OFFICER

17

NURSE OFFICER PPC

51

OGP - CATEGORY SPECIALIST HIGHER PPC

1

PASO GRADE 1 - PPC

1

PASO GRADE 2 - PPC

3

PASO GRADE 3 (PPC)

9

PASO GRADE 3 - NON PPC

1

PRISON OFFICER

534

PRISON OFFICER (NEW)

1225

P.O. (ORD)

1

PO (ORD) FULL PRSI

1

PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL PPC

1

PERSONAL SEC MIN/MOS

2

PHARMACIST (NEW)

1

POST PRIMARY INSPECTOR

3

POST PRIMARY INSPECTOR - FULL PRSI

3

PRINCIPAL METEOROLOGICAL OFF

1

PRINCIPAL - PPC

14

PRINCIPAL ADV HIGHER LEVEL PPC

1

PRINCIPAL CHEMIST

2

PRINCIPAL CLERK PPC

1

PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST - PPC

1

PRINCIPAL GEOLOGIST

1

PRINCIPAL GEOLOGIST - PPC

1

PRINCIPAL HIGHER SCALE - PPC

5

PRINCIPAL OFFICER

25

PRINCIPAL OFFICER HIGHER

38

PROSECUTION SOLICITOR senior edited

1

PRINCIPAL SOLICITOR

1

PRINCIPAL SOLICITOR edited

3

PROB.&WEL.OFFICER A1

44

PROB.&WEL.OFFICER MODIFIED

12

PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT GR 2 PPC

1

PROFESSIONAL ACCT GR 1 PPC

2

PROFESSIONAL OFFICER GRADE 3 FULL PRSI

1

PSYCHOLOGIST 2 A1

PROSECUTION SOLICITOR PPC

1

QUALIFIED PHARMACEUTICAL ASSISTANT

1

RECRUIT PRISON OFFICER PPC

1

SERVICE OFFICER FULL PRSI

1

REG. MAP DIRECTOR

1

RURAL G.O. BAND 1

1

RURAL G.O. BAND 2

13

RURAL G.O. BAND 3

16

RO GRADE 3 FPRSI

5

SENIOR ADVISOR PPC

1

SENIOR AUDITOR

1

SENIOR AUDITOR HIGHER SCALE

1

SECOND SECRETARY

1

SEN.INSP.T HR.SCALE

1

SENIOR CHEMIST GRADE 1

5

SENIOR CHEMIST GRADE 1 PPC

1

SENIOR DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST PPC

2

SENIOR GEOLOGIST FPRSI

1

SENIOR INSP GUID SERV &PSYCH

2

SENIOR INSP GUID SERV &PSYCH - FULL PRSI

4

SENIOR INSP POST PRIMARY

2

SENIOR INSP POST PRIMARY - FULL PRSI

2

SENIOR LAB TECH CLASS 2

1

SENIOR LABORATORY ANALYST

4

SENIOR LABORATORY ANALYST

4

SENIOR CLERK OF WORKS

2

SENIOR INSPECTOR/INSTRUCTOR

1

SENIOR MET OFFICER STAN SCL

7

SENIOR MET OFFICER STAN SCL PPC

3

SENIOR METEOROLOGIST

1

SENIOR PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNICIAN

1

SCI&ART ATT MUS - PPC

1

SEN.P&W OFFICER A1

11

SEN.P&W OFFICER MODIFIED

8

SENIOR ARCHAELOGIST

3

SENIOR ARCHIVEST - PPC

3

SENIOR CLERK OF WORKS NON PPC SCALE

1

SENIOR LABORATORY ANALYST

8

SERVICES ATTENDANT FPRSI

3

SERVICES OFFICER

20

SERVICES OFFICER F/PRSI

22

SERVICES ATTENDANT

1

SERVICES OFFICER PPC

3

SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS ORGANISER

2

SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS ORGANISER PPC

5

SHORTENED BASIC CRAFTWORKER PAYSCALE

26

SOCIAL WORKER

1

STAFF OFFICER

50

STAFF OFFICER - PPC

19

STATE SOLICITOR - FULL PRSI

7

STATE SOLICITOR HIGHER PPC

2

STATISTICIAN 1

1

SURVEYOR MARINE FPRSI

5

STATISTICIAN - PPC 63375

1

STOREKEEPER GRADE 1

1

STOREMAN

1

SURVEY CONTROLLER PPC

1

STOREKEEPER CLERK GRADE 1

1

STORES/OFFICE SUPERVISOR

2

CLEANERS senior edited

1

TECHNICIAN SENIOR SPECIAL

7

TELEPHONIST

4

TELEPHONIST SUPER

1

TEACHER 100% (GDA)

4

TAX OFFICER PRE 95

43

TRADES OFFICER

9

TRADES OFFICER (NEW)

34

THIRD SEC STANDARD SCL - PPC

1

USHER

1

USHER FULL PRSI

2

WILDLIFE INSPECTOR GRADE 2

1

WILDLIFE INSPECTOR GRADE 2 - PPC

2

WILDLIFE INSPECTOR GRADE 3 - PPC

1

WATCHER

2

WORK TRAINING OFFICER

101

WORK TRAINING OFFICER PPC

186

TOTAL

5,161

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