Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
2158. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of full-time equivalent staff in the agriculture appeals office by grade, role and function in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41724/22]
View answerI inform the Deputy that the Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. The Office has responsibility for agriculture appeals and in addition the Office provides administrative and secretariat support to the Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC) which was established in February 2018. In addition to their agriculture appeal functions, Appeals Officers are also appointed as members of the FAC.
I have been informed that the number of staff currently assigned to the Agriculture Appeals Office is outlined below by grade, role and function:
|
Grade |
Role |
Function |
|
1 Principal Officer |
Director of Agriculture Appeals |
Director |
|
1 Assistant Principal Officer |
Deputy Director of Agriculture Appeals |
Assist Director |
|
12 Assistant Principal Officers or equivalent(1 Assistant Principal vacancy) |
Agriculture Appeals Officers |
|
|
2 Higher Executive Officers |
Manage Administration in the Appeals Office |
|
|
5 Executive Officers |
Administration in the Appeals Office.Act as secretariat to the FAC. |
|
|
5.5 Clerical Officers |
Administration in the Appeals Office |
Please note that the Organisation chart of the Agriculture Appeals Office is available at AgricultureAppealsOrganisationChart201021.pdf (agriappeals.gov.ie)
