Paul Donnelly
Question:
1255. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of WTE laboratory analysts in biology employed by his Department as of 1 September 2022 and 31 December 2023, in tabular form. [1291/24]
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Due to the complexities of the data required to address the information sought, it is not possible to meet the stipulated deadline.
A full response will issue as soon as possible
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
My Department is committed to ensuring that a skilled and motivated workforce is in place to meet its priority business needs. Workforce planning processes are utilised to identify our requirements across all our grade streams and locations, aiming to ensure a long-term, proactive and strategic plan by which current and future staffing needs are addressed. As business needs arise, staff are allocated to support organisational priorities within my Department. Overall staffing levels and required skills are continually monitored to ensure business needs are met, subject to the limits of the annual estimates process, the usual budgetary constraints and approvals by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan, Delivery and Reform.
The table below provides further details on the numbers of officers who are serving Laboratory Analysts in Biology within the Department as of 1st September 2022 and 31st December 2023.
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1st September 2022
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31st December 2023
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Number of officers serving Lab Analyst in Biology
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97.8
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100.5
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