Pa Daly
Question:619. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the current grades of staff employed at GSOC; and the number of staff employed within each grade in tabular form. [3586/21]
View answerWednesday, 27 January 2021
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As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has a hugely important role to play in ensuring that public confidence in An Garda Síochána is safeguarded and, as such, it has extensive powers under the Garda Síochána Act 2005.
The Government is committed to ensuring that GSOC has the necessary supports and resources in order to fulfil its statutory functions and mandate. A provision of €11.27 million has been made for GSOC in 2021.
I am informed that the table below provides an outline of the current grades of staff within GSOC.
|
Commissioner |
1 |
|
Assistant Secretary/ Director |
2 |
|
Principal Officer |
3 |
|
Assistant Principal |
19 |
|
PTP – Professional & Technical – Senior Researcher |
1 |
|
Higher Executive Officer * |
51 |
|
Executive Officer |
27 |
|
Clerical Officer |
23 |
|
Total |
127 |
It should be noted that the above figure provided for Higher Executive Officers Includes 2 Officers with the Disclosures Tribunal.
I am further informed that, of the staffing complement outlined above, the following breakdown of staff are assigned to the GSOC Investigations Directorate.
|
Role |
Grade |
No. Of Staff |
|
Investigations Officers |
HEO |
25 |
|
Intelligence Analysts |
HEO |
4 |
|
Investigator, Protected Disclosures Unit |
HEO |
8 |
|
Assistant Investigations Officers |
EO |
8 |