Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 May 2017
271. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection to set down the number of staff employed in his Department since 2009, including temporary clerical officers and whole-time equivalents; and the amount of hours issued on the payroll. [23070/17]
View answerThe number of staff employed by my Department since 2009 including Temporary Clerical Officers is set out in the following table.
|
Posts |
31/12/2009 |
31/12/2010 |
31/12/2011 |
31/12/2012 |
31/12/2013 |
31/12/2014 |
31/12/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
30/04/2017 |
|
Total (FTE) |
4910.94 |
4972.46 |
5965.57 |
6732.34 |
6569.86 |
6555.20 |
6497.79 |
6436.37 |
6389.79 |
|
Total (People) |
5275 |
5351 |
6394 |
7154 |
6997 |
6962 |
6898 |
6823 |
6781 |
The increase in staffing in 2011 and 2012 is primarily as a result of the integration of staff and functions from the former FAS and the Community Welfare Service of the HSE.
The Department do not record hours worked on the pay roll. The working hours for civil servants pre Haddington Road Agreement were 34.45 hours per week (net), increased to 37 hours per week (net) under the Agreement with effect from 1 July 2013.
