Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 May 2023
375. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the WTE-staff compliment of the Property Registration Authority, by grade; the number of vacancies at the PRA; and a timeline for filling the positions. [25729/23]
View answerEstablished on 1 March 2023, Tailte Éireann is the State agency formed following the merger of the Property Registration Authority, the Valuation Office and Ordnance Survey Ireland. All the functions previously carried out by the Property Registration Authority, the Valuation Office, and Ordnance Survey Ireland are now being performed by Tailte Éireann. The functions previously carried out by the Property Registration Authority, in maintaining the National Land Register and the Registry of Deeds, are now being performed by the Registration Division of Tailte Éireann.
As at end April 2023, Tailte Éireann had a full staff complement of 890. 533. The numbers of staff, by grade, in the Registration Function is set out in the following table:
|
Grade |
Posts - Full Time Equivalents (FTE) at 30 April 2023 |
|
Deputy Registrar |
2 |
|
Head of Operations |
1 |
|
Principal Officers |
7 |
|
Assistant Principal Officers |
35 |
|
Higher Executive Officers |
46 |
|
Executive Officers |
158 |
|
Clerical Officer |
116 |
|
Senior Mapping Manager |
3 |
|
Regional Mapping Director |
17 |
|
Superintendent of Mapping |
5 |
|
Digital Mapping Officer |
53 |
|
Service Officer |
15 |
|
Total Serving at 30 April 2023 |
458 |
The matter of assigning staff to specific roles, including their recruitment, is a responsibility of the Chief Executive Officer of Tailte Éireann and the Senior Management Team. My Department has agreed additional staffing requests for the former bodies who now comprise Tailte Éireann as part of the annual Estimates discussions, for which funding has been provided. I understand that there are currently 52 vacancies to be filled in the Registration Division of Tailte Éireann. Tailte Éireann continues to work closely with the Public Appointments Service (PAS) to attract and secure applicants for open positions, and to ensure that it is promoted as an employer of choice across mobility and inter-departmental competitions, in addition to concerted efforts to recruit directly from the external workforce.
To date in 2023 the Registration Division has filled 48 positions leading to a net increase of 30 FTE.
In common with all employers, there are challenges in recruitment and retention in a tight labour market. Tailte Éireann are working closely with PAS and on Strategic Workforce planning for the newly merged organisation to deliver its goals.
