The number of persons employed in my Department by grade is set out in the following table 1.
The 22 non-commercial agencies under the aegis of my Department are set out in the following table 2. The information in relation to the number of staff employed in each agency by grade is not readily available but I have requested officials of my Department to compile this information and forward it to you as soon as possible.
Table 1
Grade
|
Headcount
|
FTE
|
Administrative Grades
|
|
|
Secretary General
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
Assistant Secretary General
|
8.00
|
8.00
|
Principal Officers
|
40.00
|
39.40
|
Assistant Principal
|
94.00
|
92.10
|
Higher Executive Officers
|
162.00
|
150.33
|
AO
|
7.00
|
6.80
|
Executive Officer
|
293.00
|
262.44
|
Staff Officer
|
46.00
|
40.13
|
Clerical Officer
|
340.00
|
312.91
|
Secretarial Assistant
|
2.00
|
2.00
|
Personal Secretary
|
2.00
|
2.00
|
Total
|
995.00
|
917.11
|
Non-Administrative Grades
|
|
|
Chief Inspector
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
Assistant Chief Inspector
|
7.00
|
7.00
|
Divisional Inspector (Primary)
|
29.00
|
29.00
|
Senior Inspector (Post Primary)
|
32.00
|
31.60
|
District Inspector (Primary)
|
33.00
|
33.00
|
Post Primary Inspector
|
30.00
|
29.80
|
Director of NEPS
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
Regional Director (NEPS)
|
4.00
|
4.00
|
Senior Psychologist
|
45.00
|
41.93
|
Psychologist
|
107.00
|
103.93
|
Manager (Planning and Building Unit)
|
3.00
|
3.00
|
Senior Architect
|
5.00
|
4.73
|
Architect
|
5.00
|
4.33
|
Engineer
|
3.00
|
3.00
|
Quantity Surveyor
|
4.00
|
4.00
|
Architectural Assistant
|
10.00
|
10.00
|
Advisory Counsel
|
2.00
|
2.00
|
Auditor
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
Senior Statistician
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
Statistician
|
2.00
|
2.00
|
Early Education Specialist
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
Solicitor
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
Accountant
|
5.00
|
5.00
|
Services Officer
|
20.00
|
19.00
|
General Operative
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
Supervisor of Cleaners
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
Cleaner
|
12.00
|
12.00
|
Telephonist
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
Civilian Drivers
|
2.00
|
1.00
|
|
369.00
|
359.32
|
Table 2
|
Non commercial agencies under the aegis of the Department
|
1
|
An Chomhairle um Oideachais Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta
|
2
|
Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse
|
3
|
Education Finance Board
|
4
|
FÁS
|
5
|
Further Education and Training Awards Council
|
6
|
Grangegorman Development Agency
|
7
|
Higher Education and Training Awards Council
|
8
|
Higher Education Authority
|
9
|
Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology
|
10
|
Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences
|
11
|
Léargas — The Exchange Bureau
|
12
|
National Centre for Technology in Education
|
13
|
National Centre Guidance in Education
|
14
|
National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
|
15
|
National Council for Special Education
|
16
|
National Educational Welfare Board
|
17
|
National Qualifications Authority of Ireland
|
18
|
Residential Institution Redress Board
|
19
|
Residential Institutions Review Committee
|
20
|
Skillnets Ltd
|
21
|
State Examinations Commission
|
22
|
The Teaching Council
|
Note 1: The Irish Research Councils are under the aegis of the HEA.
Note 2: The NCGE is a sub-committee of Léargas.