Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 July 2016
309. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff employed in his Department's archive unit in each of the years 2010 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; his plans to expand this number; if there are protocol changes arising from changes to the National Archives Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19622/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe number of staff working in my Department’s Archives Unit in each of the years 2010 to 2016 is set out in the following table.
Table of Staff in Archive Unit Department of Social Protection
|
Year |
Number of staff |
|
2010 |
1 |
|
2011 |
1 |
|
2012 |
1 |
|
2013 |
1 |
|
2014 |
1 |
|
2015 |
1 |
|
2016 |
1 |
Under Regulation 3(1), of the National Archives Act, 1986, Regulations, 1988, the Secretary General of each Department must appoint one or more Certifying Officers to be responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Act and Regulations in the Department. The Secretary General in my Department has appointed a number of Certifying Officers across the business areas of the Department of Social Protection.
As with all areas of the Department, the Secretary General constantly reviews staffing and resources and will continue to do so in the light of changed circumstances in any areas of the Department’s remit, including any future changes to the application of the National Archives Act, 1986 or the relevant protocols.
