Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 July 2016
613. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of additional public sector staff hired in his Department over and above those who had retired or left the service, that is, new positions only as and from 31 December 2010, broken down for each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20138/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn determining resource requirements, my Department engages in on-going assessment of our business needs with particular emphasis on examining our work practices with the objective of driving efficiencies. With efficiencies arising across the Department particularly from investment in enhanced IT systems and new work areas coming on stream, my Department avails of Workforce Planning processes to forecast current and future staffing needs. As set out in the following table, 171 new staff were hired by my Department between 2011 and to date in 2016 and further recruitment is taking place to meet our on-going resource needs within the parameters of our payroll threshold.
|
Year |
Staff Hired: |
Staff Exits: |
|
2011 |
11 |
120 |
|
2012 |
7 |
207 |
|
2013 |
21 |
56 |
|
2014 |
14 |
134 |
|
2015 |
46 |
131 |
|
2016 (To end June) |
72 |
87 |
