Departmental Staff.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 December 2008

Wednesday, 17 December 2008

Ceisteanna (249, 250, 251)

Joan Burton

Ceist:

283 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport the number of people working in his Department; the number earning below €50,000 per annum; the number earning between €50,001 and €60,000 per annum; the number earning between €60,001 and €70,000 per annum; the number earning between €70,001 and €80,000 per annum; the number earning between €80,001 and €90,000 per annum; the number earning between €90,001 and €100,000 per annum; the number earning over €100,001 per annum; the number in each staff category (details supplied) for each income band. [47023/08]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Transport (Deputy Noel Dempsey)

The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table. Please note that staff are grouped into administrative grade-equivalents and the numbers also include seconded staff.

Admin. Grade equivalent	€0 – €50,000	€50,001 – €60,000	€60,001 – €70,000	€70,001 – €80,000	€80,001 – €90,000	€90,001 – €100,000	€100,000+
Service Officer	15
Clerical Officer	183
Staff Officer	21
Executive Officer	93	15
Higher Executive Officer	7	65	25
Administrative Officer	24	31	3
Assistant Principal Officer	2	2	8	24	42	21
Principal Officer					3	4	32
Assistant Secretary & General Secretary							8

Joan Burton

Ceist:

284 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport the number of civil and public servants working in or under the aegis of his Department for each year from 2002 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47038/08]

Minister for Transport (Deputy Noel Dempsey)

The following table shows the numbers of civil servants working in this Department since 2002.

Year	Number
2008 (to end November)	562
2007	450
2006	694
2005	511
2004	508
2003	517
2002	509

Returns in relation to the non commercial semi state bodies under the aegis of this Department have only been compiled following the decision of 1 July 2003 and are contained in the attached table.

Name	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Dublin Transportation Office (DTO)	28	28	28	26	28	28
National Roads Authority (NRA)	90	88	89	120	149	149
Medical Bureau of Road Safety (MBRS)	18	17	17	17	21	31
National Safety Council (NSC)	12	11	12	To RSA
Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR)		17	18	16	20	22.5
Railway Safety Commission				7	8	8
Road Safety Authority					297	319
Commission for Taxi Regulation						22

Joan Burton

Ceist:

285 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport the number of locations where civil and public servants working in or under the aegis of his Department are located; the locations of same; the number, and the number in each category (details supplied) of staff at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47053/08]

Minister for Transport (Deputy Noel Dempsey)

As it will take some time to gather the information requested, this will be compiled and forwarded directly to the Deputy.