Public Sector Staff Data

Thursday, 20 June 2013

Ceisteanna (206)

Peadar Tóibín

Ceist:

206. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons employed within the public sector by his Department or agency and by grade for each year of the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [30452/13]

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Minister for Defence

The tables below show the information requested in respect of Civil Servants, Civilian Personnel and the Defence Forces for the years 2008 to 2012.

Civil Service Staff of the Department

Number of Staff

Grade Title	31.12.2008	31.12.2009	31.12.2010	31.10.2011	31.12.2012
Secretary General	1	1	1	1	1
Assistant Secretary	2	2	2	2	2
Director	1	1	1	1	1
Principal	15	14	13	15	14
Professional Accountant	1	1	1	1	1
Assistant Principal	36	32	32	32	32
Higher Executive Officer	58	54	54	56	59
Administrative Officer	2	2	2	2	1
Executive Officer	84	75	71	71	73
Staff Officer	36	31	30	29	29

Clerical Officer	144	130	122	122	120
Storeman	1	1	1	0	0
Head Services Officer	1	0	0	1	1
Service Officers	14	14	13	10	8
Service Attendant	2	1	1	0	0
Nightwatchman	3	2	1	1	1
Superintendant of Cleaners	1	1	1	1	1
Cleaner	4	4	1	1	1
Special Advisor to Minister	1	1	1	0	0
Press Advisor to Minister	1	1	1	0	0
Personal Assistant to Minister	1	1	0	1	1
Personal Secretary to Minister	1	1	1	0	0
Civilian Drivers	0	0	1	2	2
Total Numbers	410	370	351	349	348

The bodies under the aegis of my Department in the period 2008 to 2012 were the Civil Defence Board, the Army Pensions Board and the Board of Coiste an Asgard. The information in respect of the Civil Service staff attached to these Agencies is as follows

Civil Defence

Number of Staff

Grade Title	31.12.2008	31.12.2009	31.12.2010	31.10.2011	31.12.2012
Principal	1	1	1	1	1
Assistant Principal	2	2	2	2	3
Technical Officer Grade II	1	1	1	1	1
Higher Executive Officer	5	5	5	4	3
Properties Officer	1	0	0	0	0
Executive Officer	5	5	5	5	5
Clerical Officer	8	8	8	8	8
Storekeeper	2	2	2	2	2
Service Officers	1	1	1	1	1
Total Numbers	26	25	25	24	24

Army Pensions Board

Number of Staff

Grade Title	31.12.2008	31.12.2009	31.12.2010	31.10.2011	31.12.2012
Executive Officer	1	1	1	1	1
Clerical Officer	1	1	1	1	0
Total Numbers	2	2	2	2	1

Coiste an Asgard

Number of Staff

Grade Title	31.12.2008	31.12.2009	31.12.2010	31.10.2011	31.12.2012
Higher Executive Officer	1	1	0	0	0
Staff Officer	1	1	0	0	0
Total Numbers	2	2	0	0	0

Civilian Employees attached to Military Installations

Number of Staff

Grade Title	31.12.2008	31.12.2009	31.12.2010	31.10.2011	31.12.2012
Craft Worker	296	276	264	243	213
General Operative	278	256	237	211	182
Civilian Clerical	79	78	76	72	65
Stores Grades	69	67	66	58	57
Technicians	26	26	28	27	26
Telephonist	18	18	17	16	15
Social Worker	10	8	6	6	6
Air Inspector/Instructor	8	7	8	7	7
Clerk of Works	7	7	6	5	5
Archivists	-	7	6	6	7
Quantity Surveyors	2	2	2	2	2
Others	27	21	19	15	16
Total	820	773	735	668	601

Defence Forces

Strength of the Defence Forces as at 31 December 2008

	LT	MAJ	BRIG	COL	LT	COMDT	CAPT	LT	TOTAL	SM	BQMS	CS	CQMS	SGTS	CPLS	TOTAL	PTES	CADETS	TOTAL
	GEN	GEN	GEN		COL				OFFRS							NCOS
ARMY	1	3	7	41	131	305	237	346	1071	32	39	133	251	1048	1467	2970	4394	71	8,506
AIR CORPS			1	2	12	32	56	44	147	7	4	48	15	135	171	380	291	14	832
NAVAL SERVICE			1	2	12	43	42	60	160	6	7	76	15	216	175	495	402	13	1,070
TOTAL	1	3	9	45	155	380	335	450	1378	45	50	257	281	1399	1813	3845	5087	98	10,408

Strength of the Defence Forces as at 31 December 2009

	LT	MAJ	BRIG	COL	LT	COMDT	CAPT	LT	TOTAL	SM	BQMS	CS	CQMS	SGTS	CPLS	TOTAL	PTES	CADETS	TOTAL
	GEN	GEN	GEN		COL				OFFRS							NCOS
ARMY	1	2	6	31	115	290	283	313	1041	26	30	127	233	991	1429	2836	4152	66	8,095
AIR CORPS			1	1	13	29	66	32	142	7	4	50	13	130	167	371	282	6	801
NAVAL SERVICE			1		13	39	49	62	164	4	6	74	16	210	165	475	379	19	1,037
TOTAL	1	2	8	32	141	358	398	407	1347	37	40	251	262	1331	1761	3682	4813	91	9,933

Strength of the Defence Forces as at 31 December 2010

	LT	MAJ	BRIG	COL	LT	COMDT	CAPT	LT	TOTAL	SM	BQMS	CS	CQMS	SGTS	CPLS	TOTAL	PTES	CADETS	TOTAL
	GEN	GEN	GEN		COL				OFFRS							NCOS
ARMY	1	1	6	31	101	275	317	295	1027	24	24	112	218	941	1336	2655	4018	52	7,752
AIR CORPS		1		2	12	28	69	37	149	5	3	42	12	129	158	349	263	5	766
NAVAL SERVICE				2	11	37	52	59	161	4	5	65	15	205	156	450	403	18	1,032
TOTAL	1	2	6	35	124	340	438	391	1337	33	32	219	245	1275	1650	3454	4684	75	9550

Strength of the Defence Forces as at 31 December 2011

	LT	MAJ	BRIG	COL	LT	COMDT	CAPT	LT	TOTAL	SM	BQMS	CS	CQMS	SGTS	CPLS	TOTAL	PTES	CADETS	TOTAL
	GEN	GEN	GEN		COL				OFFRS							NCOS
ARMY	1		5	31	109	245	335	279	1005	29	26	95	189	889	1390	2618	3985	42	7,650
AIR CORPS		1	1	2	14	25	62	35	140	6	3	35	9	121	174	348	297	6	791
NAVAL SERVICE			1	2	13	32	63	47	158	4	4	53	11	186	180	438	386	15	997
TOTAL	1	1	7	35	136	302	460	361	1303	39	33	183	209	1196	1744	3404	4668	63	9438

Strength of the Defence Forces as at 31 December 2012

-	LT	MAJ	BRIG	COL	LT	COMDT	CAPT	LT	TOTAL	SM	BQMS	CS	CQMS	SGTS	CPLS	TOTAL	PTES	CADETS	TOTAL
-	GEN	GEN	GEN		COL	-	-	-	OFFRS	-	-	-	-	-	-	NCOS	-	-	-
ARMY	1	1	6	35	109	252	321	241	966	28	33	89	147	782	1383	2462	4041	41	7,510
AIR CORPS		1	1	1	14	32	56	32	137	8	4	35	13	107	180	347	299	8	791
NAVAL SERVICE			1	2	13	43	56	47	162	6	7	72	15	179	157	436	443	17	1,058
TOTAL	1	2	8	38	136	327	433	320	1265	42	44	196	175	1068	1720	3245	4783	66	9,359