The following table lists the staff of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation by grade, as at today's date. This figure does not represent staff in the Offices of the Department.
By Grade
|
Full time Equivalents
|
Secretary General
|
1
|
Assistant Secretary
|
5
|
Principal Officer
|
20
|
Assistant Principal
|
54.5
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
84.53
|
Executive Officer
|
114.97
|
Administrative Officer
|
6
|
Staff Officer
|
17.2
|
Clerical Officer
|
140.64
|
Accountant Grade 1
|
5
|
Cleaner
|
16
|
Controller
|
1
|
Examiner
|
3
|
Head Accountant
|
1
|
Legal Advisor
|
2
|
Min Special Advisor
|
1
|
Minister’s PA
|
3
|
Civilian Driver
|
6
|
Minister’s Personal Secretary
|
3
|
Senior Examiner
|
1
|
Service Attendant
|
5
|
Service Officer
|
26
|
Telephonist
|
2.3
|
Total
|
519.14
|
Total Allocation for Salaries, Wages and Allowances — €27,564,000
Offices of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at June 2011 by grade.
1. National Employment Rights Authority (NERA)
By Grade
|
Full time Equivalents
|
Director
|
1
|
Principal Officer
|
2
|
Assistant Principal
|
4.60
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
10
|
Administrative Officer
|
2
|
Executive Officer
|
57.30
|
Clerical Officer
|
26.53
|
Total
|
103.43
|
Total Allocation for Salaries, Wages and Allowances — €5,435,000
Total Allocation for non-pay — €1,511,000
2. Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE)
By Grade
|
Full time Equivalents
|
Director
|
1
|
Corporate Compliance Manager
|
1
|
Legal Adviser
|
3
|
Accountant
|
2
|
Principal Solicitor
|
2
|
Principal Officer
|
2
|
Assistant Principal
|
4
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
9.70
|
Executive Officer
|
6.70
|
Clerical Officer
|
7.30
|
Total
|
39.70
|
Total Allocation for Salaries, Wages and Allowances — €2,660,000
Total Allocation for non-pay — €3,307,000
3. Companies Registration Office (CRO) including the Register of Friendly Societies (RFS)
By Grade
|
Full time Equivalents
|
Legal Adviser
|
.80
|
Principal Officer
|
1
|
Assistant Principal
|
3
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
10.90
|
Executive Officer
|
15.03
|
Staff Officer
|
14.75
|
Clerical Officer
|
68
|
Total
|
113.48
|
Total Allocation for Salaries, Wages and Allowances — €4,620,000
Total Allocation for non-pay — €2,808,000
4. Labour Court
By Grade
|
Full time Equivalents
|
Assistant Principal
|
1
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
2
|
Executive Officer
|
8
|
Clerical Officer
|
8.70
|
Member
|
6
|
Solicitor
|
2
|
Total
|
28.7
|
Total Allocation for Salaries, Wages and Allowances — €2,290,000
Total Allocation for non-pay — €405,000
5. Labour Relations Commission (LRC)
By Grade
|
Full time Equivalents
|
Principal Officer
|
5
|
Assistant Principal
|
6
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
8.90
|
Executive Officer
|
3.73
|
Staff Officer
|
1
|
Clerical Officer
|
19.50
|
Member
|
6
|
Solicitor
|
2
|
Total
|
44.13
|
Total Allocation for Salaries, Wages and Allowances — €4,030,000
Total Allocation for non-pay — €1,329,000
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA)
The total number of staff in the H.S.A is 183.7 Job titles within the H.S.A. are listed below
CEO
|
1
|
Assistant Chief Executive
|
4
|
Programme Manager
|
4
|
Assistant Principal (AP)/ AP Higher
|
6
|
Inspector Grade 1
|
17.9
|
Inspector Grade 11
|
40.9
|
Inspector Grade 111
|
60.7
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
13.1
|
Executive Officer
|
15.6
|
Clerical Officer
|
18.5
|
Services Officer
|
2
|
Total
|
183.7
|
Board of HSA
The Health and Safety Authority Board comprises 1 Chairperson and 11 Ordinary Members. The approved fees for membership of the Board of the H.S.A are, €11,970 for the Chairman and €7,695 for all other Directors (per annum).
* The representative of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation does not receive any remuneration.
Annual Wage Bill
The Health and Safety Authority's grant is broken down into pay and non-pay — €13.239m and €7.317m respectively. Of the pay element, €12.397m relates to wages and the balance of €842,000, relates to pensions.
Funding
The Health and Safety Authority's Oireachtas Grant for 2011 is €20.556m (€13.239m — pay grant and €7.317m — non-pay grant).
Shannon Development
Total Number of Staff of Shannon Development is 114.5. Job titles are listed below:
CEO
|
1
|
Assistant Chief Executive
|
1
|
EI
|
7
|
E3B
|
10
|
E3A
|
11
|
E3
|
31
|
E4
|
17
|
E5
|
20
|
Clerical
|
16.5
|
Board of Shannon Development
As at 1st June 2011, Shannon Development has 10 Board Members (including the Chairman).
The approved fees for membership of the Shannon Development Board is €20,520 for the Chairman and €11,970 for all other Directors (per annum).
Annual Wage Bill
The total wages bill for Shannon Development for 2010 was €9.754m. This excludes PRPI's and Supplementary payments to pensioners which Shannon Development funds from own income resources.
Funding
Shannon Development does not receive any E1 funding.
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
SFI currently has 48 staff in place, with 2 vacancies, which make up its sanctioned 50 posts. The job titles of respective staff are listed as follows.
Job Title
|
|
Director General
|
1
|
Chief Operations Officer/Secretary to the Board
|
1
|
Director of Lifesciences
|
1
|
Director of Information, Communication & Emergent Technologies
|
1
|
Director of Industry Collaborative Programmes
|
1
|
Director of Policy & Communications
|
1
|
Director Enterprise & International Affairs
|
1
|
Head of Audit & Compliance
|
1
|
Accounting Manager
|
1
|
Unit Executive Assistant-Grants
|
1
|
Unit Executive Assistant — Policy & Communications
|
1
|
Unit Executive Assistant — Programme Administration Team
|
5
|
Personal Assistant-Grants
|
1
|
Personal Assistant-Accounts payable
|
1
|
Personal Assistant — Enterprise & International Affairs
|
1
|
Personal Assistant to the Director General & Executive team
|
1
|
Personal Assistant to Executive Team
|
1
|
Human Resources Manager
|
1
|
Executive Assistant-Human Resources
|
1
|
IT Manager
|
1
|
IT Helpdesk Analyst
|
1
|
Manager Secretariat
|
1
|
Scientific Programme Manager
|
12
|
Associate Scientific Programme Officer
|
5
|
PR/Communications Manager
|
1
|
Programme Administration Team (PAT) Leader
|
1
|
PAT Administration Manager
|
2
|
Enterprise & International Affairs Executive
|
1
|
Board of SFI
The SFI Board comprises 12 members, (there is currently 1 vacancy). 2 Board members do not receive any remuneration, as they are serving public servants. Other Board members receive €11,970 per annum, and the Chairperson of the Board receives €20,520 per annum.
SFI central funding
In 2011, SFI has been allocated €175.14 million under Subhead F of the Department's Vote, broken down as follows:
Capital
|
€160.8m
|
Pay
|
€4.68m
|
Non-Pay
|
€4.66m
|
E-Journals
|
€5m
|
The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB)
The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (trading as InjuriesBoard.ie) currently has 70 staff. The job titles of respective staff are listed below.
Job Title
|
|
CEO
|
1
|
Accelerated Director
|
2
|
Principal Officer/ Principal Higher
|
5
|
Assistant Principal (AP)/ AP Higher
|
21
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
14
|
Executive Officer
|
12
|
Clerical Officer
|
15
|
Board of PIAB
There are currently 10 Board members, plus a secretary and Chief Executive.
The approved fees for membership of the Board of PIAB are €20,520 for the Chairman and €11,970 for all other Directors (per annum).
PIAB Salary Budget
Total budgeted salary costs for 2011 for 70 employees including employers PRSI and Pension contribution is €5,601,019.
Funding
InjuriesBoard.ie is self-funding and does not receive any Exchequer funding.
Crafts Council of Ireland
The total number of full time equivalent staff in the Crafts Council of Ireland is 21.6 and their job titles are outlined in the table below.
Job Title
|
|
Chief Executive Officer
|
1
|
Operations & Finance Manager
|
1
|
HR Manager
|
1
|
Finance Services Administrator
|
1
|
Client Liaison Officer
|
1
|
Personal Assistant (2 staff sharing)
|
1
|
Client Services Administrator
|
0.5
|
Receptionist
|
0.6
|
Head of Market Development
|
1
|
Retail Programme Manager
|
1
|
Retail Executive
|
1
|
Exhibitions Manager
|
1
|
Collector & Craft Tourism Dev. Manager
|
1
|
Gallery Assistant
|
1
|
Head of Education
|
1
|
Business Development Manager
|
1
|
Jewellery Trainer
|
1
|
Education Administrator
|
1
|
Education Innovation Manager
|
1
|
Education Outreach Officer
|
1
|
Head of Communications
|
1
|
Communications Manager (2 staff sharing)
|
1
|
Communications Assistant
|
0.5
|
Board of CCol
There are 12 members on the Board of Directors of the Crafts Council of Ireland and the remuneration for the Chairperson is €11,340 p.a. and for the Directors is €7,290 p.a.
Funding
The total grant allocation for 2011 for the Crafts Council of Ireland is €3,919,000, including an additional €1 million granted to the Crafts Council for the funding of the Year of Craft 2011, and the total annual wage bill, as budgeted for 2011, is €1,332,349.
Enterprise Ireland disburses the Crafts Council of Ireland's annual allocation from its budget.
Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA)
There are 13 members of staff in IAASA. Job titles are listed in the table below.
Job Title
|
|
Chief Executive Officer
|
1
|
Head of Function
|
3
|
Project Manager- Professional Staff (Accountants)
|
6
|
Head of Finance and Administration
|
1
|
Administrative Executive
|
1
|
Clerical Support Staff
|
1
|
Board
There are 15 members on the Board of IAASA
The approved fees for membership of the Board of IAASA are €11,970 for the Chairman and €7,695 for all other Directors (per annum).
IAASA Wage Bill
The annual wage bill for staff of IAASA for 2011 is €1,496m
Funding
Total Annual Amount of State Funding for Pay€717,000
Total Amount of Exchequer Funding€1,357m
IDA Ireland
The total number of staff in IDA Ireland is 251. Job titles are listed in the table below.
Job Title
|
|
CEO
|
1
|
Executive Director
|
2
|
Divisional Manager
|
5
|
Department Manager
|
19
|
Section Manager
|
63
|
Project Manager
|
97
|
Assistant Project Executive
|
29
|
Executive Assistant
|
35
|
Board Members
Enterprise Ireland has 12 Board members. The Chairman receives €20,520 and Directors receive €11,970 per annum
IDA Salary Costs 2010
Payroll€21.382m
Funding
Oireachtas€124.577m
Enterprise Ireland
The total number of staff in Enterprise Ireland is 813.5 (WTE). Job titles are listed in the table below.
Job Title
|
|
CEO
|
1
|
Executive Director
|
4
|
Divisional Manager
|
12
|
Department Manager (PO equivalent)
|
66
|
Senior Executive (AP equivalent)
|
288.5
|
Executive (HEO equivalent)
|
143
|
Administrator (EO equivalent)
|
103.5
|
Executive asst. /Clerical asst. (CO equivalent)
|
81.5
|
Local Overseas staff / Overseas Graduates
|
114
|
Board Members
Enterprise Ireland has 12 Board members. The Chairman receives €20,520 and Directors receive €11,970 per annum
Exchequer Allocations 2011
Payroll€64.326m
Exchequer Funding (breakdown below)€308.982m
Admin/General Expenses €84.3m
Grant to Industry€78.923m
Science and Technology€140.259m
Capital Expenditure€1.0m
Employment Subsidy€4.25m
Workplace Innovation Fund€0.25m
The Exchequer funding figure includes €3.919m, which is passed to the Crafts Council of Ireland. It excludes Exchequer funding provided by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries.
Forfás
The total number of staff in Forfás is 108. Job titles are listed in the table below.
Job Title
|
|
CEO
|
1
|
Grade 1 — Divisional Manager
|
2
|
Level F — Department Manager/Section Manager
|
11
|
Level E — SSO-Senior Policy Advisor/Senior Accreditation Officer
|
32
|
Level D — Policy Advisor/Corporate Services Executive
|
26
|
Level C — Policy Analyst/Assistant Executive
|
21
|
Level B — Executive Assistant
|
12
|
Level A- /SA — Clerical/Services Assistant
|
3
|
Board Members
Forfás has 13 Board members. The Chairman receives €20,520 and Directors receive €11,970 per annum. There are 4 members of the Board that do not receive a fee.
Exchequer Allocations 2011
Payroll€7.302m
Funding€57.294m
National Consumer Agency
The total number of staff of the NCA is 42.8. Job titles are listed in the table below.
Job Title
|
|
CEO
|
1
|
Principal Officer
|
2.8
|
Assistant Principal
|
3
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
9.8
|
Executive Officer
|
16.6
|
Clerical Officer
|
8
|
Staff Officer
|
0.6
|
Services Officer
|
1
|
Board of NCA
There are 9 members on the NCA Board. The Chairman receives €20,520 and Directors receive €11,970 per annum.
Annual wage bill
NCA: €3,598,000
Funding
NCA: Total: €6,279,000, Pay: €3,598,000, Non Pay: €2,681,000
Competition Authority
The total number of staff of the Competition Authority is 40. Job titles are listed in the table below.
Job Title
|
|
Chairperson
|
1
|
Membersal Officer
|
3
|
Divisional Managers
|
5
|
Legal Advisers
|
2
|
Communications Manager
|
1
|
Case Officer
|
20
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
2
|
Executive Officer
|
3
|
Clerical Officer
|
2
|
Detective Sergeant, An Garda Siochana (on secondment
|
1
|
Board
The Competition Authority has an executive Board comprising the Chairperson and Members and does not have an external Board.
Funding
The Authority received funding of €5.1m this year of which €4.1m is allocated to its pay budget which includes staff pay, employers PRSI, pension contributions etc.
County Enterprise Boards
As of 27th June 2011 there are 130.9 (whole time equivalent) staff in place across the network of 35 County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs).
Each CEB has a staff complement of 1 CEO, 1 Assistant CEO, 1 Business Advisor and 1 or 2 Administrative staff.
Boards of CEBs
Under the terms of their Articles of Association the standard number of Board members in each CEB is fourteen. CEB Board members are not appointed by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation but are drawn from various representative groupings such as the local business community, County or City Council, Social Partners etc. No remuneration is paid to CEB Board members.
Funding
The total Exchequer allocation for the 35 CEBs in 2011 is €27.2m of which €8.1m has been allocated for pay purposes.
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