Departmental Staff Redeployment

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 October 2012

Thursday, 25 October 2012

Ceisteanna (204)

Mary Lou McDonald

Ceist:

204. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff members that have been temporarily and or permanently redeployed to his Department from other Government Departments or agencies since 27 March 2009; the details of the grades and pay scales involved; the total increase in salary payments for his Department in respect of the persons concerned; the duration of assignments; the area to which each person was assigned; the business reasons supporting the redeployment of staff; the details of sanction received from the Department of Finance and or Public Expenditure and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47188/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The following table shows the details of staff redeployed into my Department from 27 March 2009 to date as requested:

Grade	Number (Full Time Equivalent)	Estimate Increase in Salary Payments per year	Duration of Assignment	Business Reason	Sanction from Department of Finance / Public Expenditure & Reform	Assigned to:
Engineer Grade 3	1 (1)	€47,731	Permanent	Critical Vacancy	Department of Public Expenditure & Reform	Marine Engineering Division
Senior Research Officer	1 (1)	€103,464	Fixed term contract	Critical Vacancy	Department of Finance, sanction dated 7 December 2010	Cork Blood Testing Laboratory
Clerical Officer on Serological Assistant duties	1 (1)	€26,420	Permanent	Critical vacancy	Department of Public Expenditure & Reform, sanction dated 20 July 2011	Veterinary Public Health Research Laboratory
-	Total =	€177,615	-	-	-	-