Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 March 2022

Tuesday, 8 March 2022

Questions (406)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

406. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of staff currently employed by his Department; the current annual salary of the highest and second highest paid persons respectively, employed by his Department; and the various pay scales for persons working in his Department. [12477/22]

Written answers

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

There are currently 199.67 full time equivalent staff currently employed by my Department.

 The current annual salaries of the highest and second highest paid persons employed by my Department are €205,199 and €159,042 respectively.

The civil service salary scales applying to staff of the Department are set out in the attached table.

Salary Scales

Question No. 407 answered with Question No. 81.