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Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 23 May 2012

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Ceisteanna (14)

Catherine Murphy

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13 Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of staffing levels in his Department by division, including current vacancies; if vacancies in his Department are having an appreciable effect on the ability of his Department to provide an optimum level of service provision; if so, the particular areas that are affected; the measures he proposes to address the shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25419/12]

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Please find detailed below the number of Whole Time Equivalents (WTE's) employed in my Department at 30 April 2012:

Grade

Total

Secretary General

1.00

Second Secretary

2.00

Assistant Secretary

5.00

PO

23.00

AP

60.10

AO

13.00

HEO

21.33

EO

22.90

SO

16.60

CO

71.16

Services Officer

19.00

Services Attendant

2.00

Driver

2.00

Grand Total

259.09

The revised Statement of Strategy for the Department sets out its mission: "to manage Government Finances and play a central role in the achievement of the Government's economic and social goals having regard to the Programme for Government. In this way we will play a leadership role in the improvement of the standards of living of our citizens".

This Department is redirecting our own primary focus more towards the identification and implementation of measures which will contribute to enhanced confidence, delivering sustainable growth in our economy and thereby repair the damage caused to the lives of citizens, the economy and the banking sector.

As also explained in the Statement of Strategy "As a result, during 2012 and 2013, we will actively engage in a threefold action plan.

This will firstly involve training our existing teams so that they can develop greater technical, management and leadership skills necessary to the challenge. Using the performance management evaluation system, we will review our staff and identify any skills which need enhancing so as to use the training resources most effectively.

We will challenge and acknowledge the efforts of our key performing staff by further developing their skills and add to the value they contribute to the Department.

In parallel, we will be adding to our teams to supplement our skills base where gaps are identified. This will also be necessary for succession planning for the work of future generations of our department.”

The addition of any new staff will occur through a combination of employment via open competition and the secondment of staff from other areas of the Civil/Public Service and private sector.

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