The number of civil servants employed in the Chief State Solicitors Office is set out in the attached table, along with the budget allocated to the Office for each of the past three years.
Number of Civil Servants
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
|
294
|
303
|
311
|
Grade Breakdown
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
CSS
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
ACSS
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
DACSS
|
11
|
12
|
11
|
Principal Solicitor
|
16
|
17
|
16
|
State Solicitor Higher
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
State Solicitor
|
95
|
92
|
98
|
Temp State Sols
|
9
|
9
|
13
|
Trainee Solicitor
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Principal Legal Executive
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
Dep. Prin. Legal Executive
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
AP Legal Executive
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
Higher Legal Executive
|
8
|
9
|
9
|
Legal Executive
|
8
|
7
|
7
|
Trainee Legal Exec
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
Principal Officer
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
Assist Principal
|
3
|
8
|
11
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
12
|
10
|
10
|
Executive Officer
|
30
|
29
|
28
|
AO – Legal Researcher
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
Clerical Officer
|
51
|
54
|
57
|
Temp Clerical Officer
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
Service Officer
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
|
2019 €000’s
|
2020 €000’s
|
2021 000’s
|
Budget Allocation
|
35,571
|
38,191
|
38,495
|
A1-Payroll Allocation
|
18,113
|
19,233
|
19,537
|