Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 February 2024
276. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE solicitors employed by his Department in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and the civil service grade this post is normally filled by. [8874/24]
View answerMy Department does not generally keep a record of qualifications held by staff members, and accordingly there may be staff working in various roles in the Department who have a legal qualification but applied for different positions.
In January 2023 my Department had one Advisory Counsel Grade 2 (Principal Officer equivalent) and four Advisory Counsel Grade 3 (Assistant Principal equivalent) serving in our Legal Unit, and that remained the position up to October 2023. The position from last November to date is that we have one Advisory Counsel Grade 2 and three Advisory Counsel Grade 3 serving in our Legal Unit.
These officials are seconded from the Office of the Attorney General in line with standard practice across all Government Departments.
