Patrick Costello
Question:86. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach the number of staff employed by the Director Of Public Prosecutions, broken down by grade, for each of the past five years. [30307/23]
View answerTuesday, 27 June 2023
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The below table details the number of staff employed in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, by grade, from 2019 to date.
|
Grade |
2023 June 21st |
2022 Y/end |
2021 Y/end |
2020 Y/end |
2019 Y/end |
|
Secretary General |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Deputy Secretary |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Assistant Secretary |
7 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
|
Principal Officer Higher* |
26 |
25 |
28 |
21 |
23 |
|
Principal Officer |
26 |
17 |
17 |
11 |
13 |
|
Assistant Principal Higher |
21 |
27 |
28 |
20 |
20 |
|
Assistant Principal |
10 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
|
Prosecutor |
66 |
67 |
50 |
63 |
58 |
|
Higher Executive Officer |
14 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
|
Higher Legal Executives |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Administration Officer |
8 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
Executive Officer |
20 |
18 |
20 |
22 |
21 |
|
Staff Officer / Legal Executives |
4 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
|
Clerical Officer |
49 |
44 |
50 |
47 |
46 |
|
Service Officer |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
|
Total |
256 |
244 |
235 |
229 |
223 |
* includes two Principal Officer Higher Directors.