Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2021
1019. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of persons employed by her Department; and the collective total salary received by employees of her Department. [24458/21]
View answerThe Department of Rural and Community Development was established on 19 July 2017 to provide a renewed and consolidated focus on rural and community development in Ireland.
I can confirm that as of 06/05/2021 there are 166 persons employed by my Department.
My Department has a pay allocation budget in 2021 of €10,579,000 which covers the salaries of those 166 persons.
