The information requested by the Deputy on the numbers employed in my Department is given in the following table.
Numbers employed by grade in the Department of Education and Science; numbers employed by grade in each decentralised office.
|
Grade |
Number of Staff in Department(all locations) |
Athlone |
Tullamore |
|
Secretary General |
1 |
||
|
Assistant Secretary General |
6 |
||
|
Director |
3 |
||
|
PO |
39 |
6 |
5 |
|
APO |
70 |
13 |
11 |
|
HEO |
156 |
45 |
28 |
|
AO |
4 |
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|
EO |
287 |
94 |
67 |
|
SO |
51 |
28 |
6 |
|
CO |
309 |
144 |
48 |
|
The Inspectorate¹ |
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|
Chief Inspector |
1 |
||
|
Deputy Chief Inspector |
2 |
||
|
Assistant Chief Inspector |
11 |
||
|
Senior Post Primary Inspector |
9 |
||
|
Divisional Inspector (Primary) |
34 |
||
|
Post Primary Inspector |
27 |
||
|
Primary Inspector |
41 |
||
|
National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS)² |
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|
Director (Acting) NEPS |
1 |
||
|
Regional Director, NEPS |
7 |
||
|
Principal Psychologist |
1 |
||
|
Senior Psychologist, NEPS |
52 |
||
|
Psychologist, NEPS |
66 |
||
|
Planning and Building Unit |
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|
Manager, Planning and Building Unit |
3 |
2 |
|
|
Senior Architect |
6 |
6 |
|
|
Architect |
3 |
3 |
|
|
Engineer |
3 |
3 |
|
|
Quantity Serveyor |
3 |
3 |
|
|
Architectural Assistant |
10 |
10 |
|
|
Senior Statistician |
1 |
||
|
Statistician |
2 |
||
|
Temporary Accountant |
1 |
||
|
Civilian Drivers |
2 |
||
|
Head Service Officer |
1 |
||
|
Service Officer in Charge |
3 |
1 |
|
|
Services Officer |
25 |
3 |
3 |
|
Service Attendant |
1 |
||
|
General Operative |
1 |
||
|
Superintendent of Cleaners |
1 |
||
|
Cleaner |
7 |
||
|
Telephonist |
3 |
||
|
Total |
1,253 |
335 |
195 |
¹The Inspectorate and National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) have regionalised structures. Details are attached separately.
²The Inspectorate and National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) have regionalised structures. Details are attached separately.
Number of Administrative Staff in Regional/Local/NEPS Offices and office of the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) in Trim³
|
Grade |
Cork |
Limerick |
Waterford |
Sligo |
Clonmel |
Galway |
Castlebar |
Drogheda |
Naas |
Trim |
|
Director |
1 |
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|
PO |
2 |
|||||||||
|
APO |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
||||||
|
HEO |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
||||||
|
EO |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
||||||
|
CO |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Total |
4 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
³Numbers included in main table (all locations).
NEPS Psychologists
Headquarters: Frederick Court, 24/27 North Frederick Street, Dublin 1
Acting Director and one psychologist on Headquarters Staff.
Note: NEPS is organised in 10 regions, roughly equivalent to the 10 Health Board Regions.
|
Region |
Regional Headquarters |
Regional Director/Principal Psychologist |
Senior Psychologists |
Psychologists |
|
Eastern Region (East Coast Area) |
Trident House, Third Floor, Blackrock, County Dublin |
1 |
8 |
4 |
|
Eastern Region (Northern area) |
Frederick Court, 24/27 North Frederick Street, Dublin 1 |
1 |
8 |
7 |
|
Eastern Region (South Western area) |
50 Tower Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
|
Midlands |
Frederick Court, 24/27 North Frederick Street, Dublin 1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
|
Mid-western region |
c/o Model School, O'Connell Avenue, Limerick |
3 |
3 |
|
|
North-eastern region |
Frederick Court, 24/27 North Frederick Street, Dublin 1 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
|
North-western region |
Westward Centre, Bridge Street, Sligo |
2 |
4 |
|
|
South-eastern region |
108 The Quay, Waterford |
1 |
7 |
4 |
|
Southern region |
Block C, Heritage Business Park, Mahon, Cork |
1 |
7 |
13 |
|
Western region |
1st Floor, Ross House, Merchants Road, Galway |
5 |
9 |
Staff in Inspectorate
Staff in the Inspectorate are not allocated on a county basis, but are arranged in a number of regions as set out below. The total number of inspectors serving is 125.
North and Dublin North RegionCavan, Donegal, Dublin (Fingal), Dublin (North), Leitrim, Louth, Meath, Monaghan and Sligo
Current complement
|
Inspectors |
Senior/Divisional |
Total |
|
|
Primary |
7.5 |
3.0 |
10.5 |
|
Second level |
5.5 |
5.5 |
|
|
Assistant Chief Inspector |
1.0 |
||
|
17.0 |
South East and Dublin South RegionCarlow, Dublin South, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Kildare (North), Kilkenny, Wexford and Wicklow
Current complement
|
Inspectors |
Senior/Divisional |
Total |
|
|
Primary |
4.5 |
3.0 |
7.5 |
|
Second level |
6.0 |
1.0 |
7.0 |
|
Assistant Chief Inspector |
1.0 |
||
|
15.5 |
West and Mid-West RegionClare, Galway, Limerick, Mayo, Roscommon and Tipperary (NR)
Current complement
|
Inspectors |
Senior/Divisional |
Total |
|
|
Primary |
10.5 |
3.5 |
14.0 |
|
Second level |
4.0 |
4.0 |
|
|
Assistant Chief Inspector |
1.0 |
||
|
19.0 |
South RegionCork, Kerry, Tipperary (SR) and Waterford
Current complement
|
Inspectors |
Senior/Divisional |
Total |
|
|
Primary |
7.5 |
5.0 |
12.5 |
|
Second level |
3.0 |
3.0 |
|
|
Assistant Chief Inspector |
1.0 |
||
|
16.5 |
Midlands and Dublin West RegionDublin (West and South-West city), Kildare (South), Laois, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath
Current complement
|
Inspectors |
Senior/Divisional |
Total |
|
|
Primary |
3.0 |
5.5 |
8.5 |
|
Second level |
3.0 |
3.0 |
|
|
Assistant Chief Inspector |
1.0 |
||
|
12.5 |
Other business units with staff based in Dublin and various locations
Evaluation, Support and Research Unit (Dublin)
Current complement
|
Inspectors |
Senior/Divisional |
Total |
|
|
Primary |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
|
Second level |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
|
Assistant Chief Inspector |
1.0 |
||
|
4.5 |
Teacher Education (Dublin)
Current complement
|
Inspectors/Advisers |
Senior/Divisional |
Total |
|
|
Primary |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
|
Second level |
3.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
|
Assistant Chief Inspector |
1.0 |
||
|
6.0 |
Qualification, Curriculum and Assessment (Dublin)
Current complement
|
Inspectors |
Senior/Divisional |
Total |
|
|
Primary |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
|
Second level |
2.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
|
Assistant Chief Inspector |
1.0 |
||
|
5.5 |
Special Education and Traveller Education (Tullamore)
Current complement
|
Inspectors |
Senior/Divisional |
Total |
|
|
Primary |
0.5 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
|
Second level |
1.0 |
1.0 |
|
|
Primary/Post primary |
2.0 |
2.0 |
|
|
Assistant Chief Inspector |
1.0 |
||
|
9.5 |
Inspectorate Services and International Links (Dublin)
Current complement
|
Inspectors |
Senior/Divisional |
Total |
|
|
Primary |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
|
Second level |
2.0 |
2.0 |
|
|
Assistant Chief Inspector |
1.0 |
||
|
5.0 |
Inspectors assigned to other units within the Department of Education and Science (Dublin and Tullamore)
Current complement
|
Inspectors |
Senior/Divisional |
Total |
|
|
Primary |
5.0 |
5.0 |
|
|
Second level |
1.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
|
Assistant Chief Inspector |
1.0 |
||
|
11.0 |
In addition, there are five primary inspectors in training yet to be assigned duties/regions.
Questions Nos. 364 and 365 answered with Question No. 293. Question No. 366 answered with Question No. 307.