asked the Taoiseach the number of staff in each division in his Department. [20123/98]
Ceisteanna—Questions. - Departmental Staff.
The information requested is included in the following schedule:
Schedule
Department of the Taoiseach: Staffing Levels by Division/Section
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Section (Total Number) |
Staff Breakdown It should be noted that ½ positions are filled by officers job-sharing alone. Job-sharing partners are being sought. |
Vacancies |
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Secretary General's Office (2½) |
Secretary General: 1 |
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Executive Officer: 1 |
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Staff Officer: ½ |
½ job-sharing SO vacancy |
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Secretary General to the Government/ Government Secretariat (11) |
Secretary Gen. to Government: 1 |
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Assistant Secretary: 1 |
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Assistant Principal: 1 |
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Higher Executive Officer: 1 |
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Staff Officer: 2 |
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Clerical Officer: 5 |
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Protocol (7½) |
Principal Officer: 1 |
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Assistant Principal: 1 |
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Higher Executive Officer: 1 |
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Administrative Officer: 1 |
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Executive Officer: 1 |
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Clerical Officer: ½ |
1½ job-sharing CO vacancies |
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Personal Assistant*: 1 |
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*=on contract for duration of Government |
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European & International Affairs (6) |
Principal Officer: 1 |
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Administrative Officer: 2 |
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Clerical Officer: 2 |
1 Assistant Principal vacancy |
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Northern Ireland (7) |
Asst. Secretary (+ higher duties): 1 |
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Principal Officer: 1 |
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Higher Executive Officer (+ higher duties): |
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1 |
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Administrative Officer: 2 |
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Clerical Officer: 2 |
1 Clerical Officer vacancy |
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Historical Commemoration (3) |
Executive Officer: 1 |
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Clerical Officer: 1 |
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Part-time Historian (contract): 1 |
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Economic & Social Policy (18) |
Assistant Secretary: 1 |
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Principal Officer: 3 |
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Assistant Principal: 5 |
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Administrative Officer: 2 |
1 HEO vacancy |
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Executive Officer: 2 |
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Staff Officer: 1 |
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Clerical Officer: 4 |
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Strategic Management Initiative (8) |
Assistant Secretary: 1 |
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Principal Officer: 1* |
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Assistant Principal: 1* |
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1 Asst. Principal vacancy |
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Higher Executive Officer: 2* |
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Administrative Officer: 1 |
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Executive Officer: 1 |
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Clerical Officer: 1 |
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1 Clerical Officer vacancy |
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* = staff on loan from other Depts. |
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National Centre for Partnership (5) |
Senior Executive (contract): 2 |
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Executive (contract): 2 |
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Clerical Officer: 1 |
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Human Resources Division: |
Principal Officer: 1 |
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Personnel/Management Services (11) |
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Personnel Officer: 1 |
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Higher Executive Officer: ½ |
½ HEO vacancy |
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Executive Officer: 3 |
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Clerical Officer: 5½ |
½ Clerical Officer vacancy |
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Human Resources: Information Technology / Library / Freedom of Information/Registry (12) |
Higher Executive Officer: 3 |
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Executive Officer: 2 |
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Staff Officer: 2 |
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Clerical Officer: 4 |
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1 Clerical Officer vacancy |
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Librarian (contract): 1 |
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Finance Unit (6½) |
Principal Officer: 1 |
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Higher Executive Officer: 1 |
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Executive Officer: 1½ |
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Clerical Officer: 3 |
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Taoiseach's Private Office (17) |
Private Secretary: 1 |
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Higher Executive Officer: 2 |
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Administrative Officer: 1 |
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Staff Officer: 1 |
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Clerical Officer: 7 |
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Special Adviser*: 3 |
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Personal Assistant*: 2 |
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* = contract for duration of Government |
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Taoiseach's Constituency Office (7) |
Personal Asst./Administrator:*1 |
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Personal Assistant*: 2 |
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Personal Secretary*: 2 |
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Clerical Officer: 2 |
1 Clerical Officer vacancy |
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* = contract for duration of Government |
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Office of the Government Press Secretary (5) |
Government Press Secretary*: 1 |
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Special Adviser*: 1 |
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Executive Officer**: 1 |
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Staff Officer: 1 |
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Clerical Officer: 1 |
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* = contract for duration of Government |
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** = on loan from Dept. Finance |
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Deputy Government Press Secretary & Head of Government Information Services (5) |
Dept. Govt. Press. Sec/Head GIS*: 1 |
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Assistant Principal: 1 |
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Press Officer: 1 |
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Clerical Officer: 1 |
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Personal Assistant*: 1 |
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* = contract for duration of Government |
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Media Monitoring Unit (7) |
Manager*: 1 |
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Executive Officer**: 3 |
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Clerical Officer **: 2 |
2 Clerical Officer vacancies* |
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Clerical Officer: 1 |
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* = contract for duration of Government |
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** = on secondment from other Depts |
* = officers to be seconded |
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Office of the Chief Whip (8) |
Higher Executive Officer: 1 |
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Clerical Officer + higher duties: 1 |
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Clerical Officer: 4 |
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Personal Assistant*: 1 |
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Personal Secretary*: 1 |
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* = contract for duration of Government |
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Information Society Commission (7) |
Director (contract): 1 |
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Assistant Principal: 1 |
1 Asst. Principal vacancy |
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Higher Executive Officer: 1 |
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Administrative Officer: 1 |
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Staff Officer: 1 |
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Clerical Officer: 2 |
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Services Support (24) |
Head Services Officer: 1 |
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Services Officers: 10 |
1 Services Officer vacancy |
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Services Attendants: 2 |
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Supervisor of Cleaners: 1 |
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Cleaners: 10 |
Is the Taoiseach satisfied with the performance of the EU division of his Department given that it has been indicated that Ireland has been——
That is a separate question. The Deputy should table a question. This question is purely statistical, which asks about the number of people. If the Deputy seeks other information, he should put down a separate question.
Let me try it another way.
The Deputy must know from experience that it is not usual to allow supplementary questions on purely statistical questions.
One can ask statistical supplementaries.
Is the Taoiseach satisfied there is an adequate number of staff in the EU section of his Department given that Ireland came bottom of the list in a recent scoreboard of countries least effective in implementing EU directives?
The directives which are relevant to the EU section in my Department have been implemented.
Arising from that supplementary, does the Taoiseach regard his Department as another line Department or a co-ordinating Department.
The Deputy should table a question. This is a purely statistical question.
The Taoiseach offered the information that, as far as his Department is concerned, he has complied with the obligations. Following from that I have asked if he regards the Department of the Taoiseach as another line Department or a co-ordinating Department.
Members should obey the Chair on these matters. I ask Members to respect the Chair and to go by what has been a long precedent in this House, that supplementary questions should not be asked on purely statistical questions where the reply is in the form of a tabular statement.
It is the implications of the statistics and his parliamentary reply——
The Deputy should table a separate question on matters arising from that.
That would involve a cost to the taxpayer.
(Interruptions.)
It would be much cheaper if he answered the question now.
The Deputy has been there a year.
The Chair is concerned with the rule. The Chair does not have discretion to alter the rules in regard to questions or supplementary questions. I have made a ruling on the supplementary question and I ask the Deputy to resume his seat.
At a cost to the taxpayer.
If the question relates to chairman or chief, the answer is chief.
The question is delicately put.
We have wasted a great deal of time.
We got the real answer anyway; he is not doing his job.