Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 November 2020
782. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent and part-time equivalent roles filled by his Department of posts at principal officer, assistant principal officer, higher executive officer, executive officer and clerical officer grades for the past five years; the cost to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35487/20]
View answerThe information sought by the Deputy is set out in the attached table.
The detailed breakdown in the attached spreadsheet are the vacant posts filled through open competitions; interdepartmental competitions; internal promotions and through mobility schemes across the civil service.
The numbers provided constitute the gross number of posts filled by new hires, transfers in or internal promotions for the grades in question. The number who exited those grades through retirement, resignation, transfer, dismissal, secondment out or other reasons is not included in the information provided. Many of the appointments to the relevant grades will have been to fill a vacancy left by the exit of another individual and as such, the information provided does not constitute a total net increase in the numbers in each of the grades.
The Department of Health applies the relevant Circulars regarding payscales and pay on promotion which would have been applied accordingly in the relevant years and are readily available on the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform’s website.
An indicative breakdown of the corresponding midpoint for each grade is also set out in the attached spreadsheet, relative to the current Payscale Circular 12/2020: Application of 1 October 2020 pay adjustments.
