Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 June 2012

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Ceisteanna (448)

Eoghan Murphy

Ceist:

544 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs 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. [28785/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald)

The information requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department and agencies falling under the remit of my Department is set out in the following tables:

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

	Staffing level at end May 2012	Pay Allocation 2012	% Pay
Administrative/Clerical Staff	65%	€4.205 million	50%
Managerial Staff	30%	€3.793 million	46%
Ministerial/political Staff	5%	€0.359 million	4%
Total	130.69 members of staff	€8.357 million	100%

National Educational Welfare Board

	Staffing level at end May 2012	Pay Allocation 2012	% Pay
Front Line Staff	76%	€4.461 million	69%
Administrative/Clerical Staff	15%	€0.669 million	10%
Managerial Staff	9%	€1.020 million	16%
Pension Costs	0%	€0.350 million	5%
Total	91 members of staff	€6.500 million	100%

Children Detention Schools

	Staffing level at end May 2012	Pay Allocation 2012	% Pay
Front Line Staff	79%	€10.605 million	79%
Administrative/Clerical Staff	5%	€0.628 million	5%
Managerial Staff	2%	€0.583 million	4%
Services Staff	14%	€1.684 million	12%
Total	209 members of staff	€13.5 million	100%

Family Support Agency

	Staffing level at end May 2012	Pay Allocation 2012	% Pay
Administrative/Clerical Staff	69%	€0.390	58%
Managerial Staff	31%	€0.286	42%
Total	13 members of staff	€0.676 million	100%

The breakdown requested by the Deputy is not readily available in respect of the Office of the Ombudsman for Children or the Adoption Authority of Ireland. I have requested the Ombudsman and the Chief Executive Officer of the Adoption Authority to respond directly to the Deputy with the requested information.