The information requested by the Deputy, with regard to the number of full-time equivalent and part-time equivalent roles filled by my Department of posts at principal officer, assistant principal officer, higher executive officer, executive officer and clerical officer grades for the past five years and the cost to the Exchequer, is provided in the following tables.
This information is presented for each of the past five year by total number of staff and by total number of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff by year.
2015
Grade
|
No. Staff
|
No. Staff FTE
|
Cost
|
Principal Officer
|
55
|
54.80
|
€5,075,004.51
|
Assistant Principal
|
111
|
108.23
|
€7,899,201.23
|
Administrative Officer
|
13
|
12.30
|
€647,900.20
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
154
|
144.71
|
€8,063,795.59
|
Executive Officer
|
249
|
234.28
|
€10,420,661.40
|
Staff Officer
|
15
|
12.90
|
€573,449.19
|
Clerical Officer
|
432
|
396.73
|
€13,261,358.92
|
Total
|
1029
|
963.95
|
€45,941,371.04
|
2016
Grade
|
No. Staff
|
Staff FTE
|
Cost
|
Principal Officer
|
59
|
58.30
|
€5,324,268.52
|
Assistant Principal
|
119
|
116.63
|
€8,303,960.91
|
Administrative Officer
|
22
|
21.50
|
€935,038.71
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
166
|
156.78
|
€8,547,571.65
|
Executive Officer
|
272
|
258.32
|
€10,985,449.32
|
Staff Officer
|
15
|
13.20
|
€579,092.80
|
Clerical Officer
|
469
|
433.69
|
€13,458,324.61
|
Total
|
1122
|
1058.42
|
€48,133,706.51
|
2017
Grade
|
No. Staff
|
Staff FTE
|
Cost
|
Principal Officer
|
58
|
58.50
|
€5,275,672.62
|
Assistant Principal
|
117
|
115.83
|
€8,196,497.26
|
Administrative Officer
|
31
|
30.65
|
€1,166,464.39
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
196
|
187.26
|
€10,017,987.61
|
Executive Officer
|
304
|
292.16
|
€11,596,523.39
|
Clerical Officer
|
564
|
530.04
|
€15,614,000.84
|
Total
|
1270
|
1214.45
|
€51,867,146.11
|
2018
Grade
|
No. Staff
|
Staff FTE
|
Cost
|
Principal Officer
|
65
|
64.30
|
€6,194,077.51
|
Assistant Principal
|
126
|
122.23
|
€9,243,254.45
|
Administrative Officer
|
36
|
35.41
|
€1,394,807.75
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
195
|
186.08
|
€10,292,148.03
|
Executive Officer
|
319
|
306.24
|
€12,253,629.64
|
Clerical Officer
|
592
|
557.17
|
€16,970,634.17
|
Total
|
1333
|
1271.43
|
€56,348,551.54
|
2019
Grade
|
No. Staff
|
Staff FTE
|
Cost
|
Principal Officer
|
73
|
71.30
|
€6,998,513.40
|
Assistant Principal
|
145
|
137.50
|
€10,771,267.20
|
Administrative Officer
|
32
|
31.70
|
€1,298,734.61
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
195
|
182.85
|
€10,364,203.66
|
Executive Officer
|
365
|
349.81
|
€13,969,623.37
|
Clerical Officer
|
638
|
601.37
|
€18,203,588.60
|
Total
|
1448
|
1374.53
|
€61,605,930.84
|
2020
Grade
|
No. Staff
|
Staff FTE
|
Cost
|
Principal Officer
|
64
|
63.40
|
€6,356,477.27
|
Assistant Principal
|
136
|
132.80
|
€10,402,508.73
|
Administrative Officer
|
38
|
39.95
|
€1,529,575.00
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
200
|
191.81
|
€10,823,154.20
|
Executive Officer
|
345
|
334.20
|
€13,526,632.99
|
Clerical Officer
|
588
|
551.75
|
€17,469,427.47
|
Total
|
1371
|
1313.91
|
€60,107,775.65
|