Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 February 2024
384. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [8857/24]
View answerMy Department is committed to ensuring that a skilled workforce is in place to meet its priority business needs.
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.
My Department generally avails of the legal services of the Chief State Solicitor's Office along with those provided by its own Legal Services Division.
The table below provides details on the numbers of officers employed as Solicitors within Legal Services Division of my Department during 2023 and 2024.
|
Grade |
Number employed 2023 |
Number employed 2024 |
Civil Service Grade |
|
Solicitor |
3 |
3 |
AP grade |
