Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 June 2012

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Ceisteanna (440)

Eoghan Murphy

Ceist:

536 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of staff working in the public sector, including in the Civil Service, that he deems to fall into the category of frontline staff, administrative, management, elected representative and any other relevant categories; and the way the pay budget is allocated across these categories in percentage and real terms as a proportion of the Department expenditure on salaries. [28784/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Deputy Simon Coveney)

The 2012 salaries allocation for my Department is €184.552m. The apportionment of this allocation under the four high level goals was published in my Department's revised estimate for 2012 and is outlined in the table below:

Programme	High Level Goal	2012 Staff Numbers(Full-time Equivalent)	2012 Pay Allocation€m
Agri-food Policy, Development and Trade	To progress, in collaboration with State Bodies, the further development of agri-food sector including the Food Harvest 2020 targets	258	17.638
Food Safety, Animal Health and Welfare and Plant Health	Ensure the highest standards of food safety, consumer protection and animal and plant health	1,907	104.067
Rural Economy, Environment and Structural Changes	To promote environmentally sustainable farming and fishing while supporting the rural and coastal economy	743	€39.047
Direct Payments	To provide effective and responsive delivery of schemes and service in support of farm incomes and market supports	519	€23.8
Total	3,427	184.552