Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 November 2017

Wednesday, 29 November 2017

Ceisteanna (89)

Niall Collins

Ceist:

89. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of full-time and part-staff employed in the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, in each of the years over the 2010 to 2016 period and to date in 2017, by staff according to each Civil Service grade, legal personnel and other staff; and the funding allocated to the CCPC in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [50927/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Taoiseach and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation

The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (2014 to date) *

	Staff Numbers			Grades **													Exchequer Funding
	No of Staff	Full-time	Part-Time	Chair	Member	PO	AP (Higher)	AP	***Case Officer	HEO	AO	SO	EO	CO	Service Officer	****Legal Personnel
2017	90	90	0	1	3	9	4	13	14	21	1	0	21	2	1	4	€12,138,000
2016	89	89	0	1	3	9	1	12	15	19	1	1	23	3	1	4	€12,141,000
2015	89	89	0	1	3	9	0	8	27	12	0	1	22	5	1	2	€12,230,000
2014	86	86	0	1	4	11	0	7	27	9	0	1	19	6	1	3	€12,287,000

The Competition Authority (2010 - 2013)

	Staff Numbers			Grades **													Exchequer Funding
	No of Staff	Full-time	Part-Time	Chair	Member	PO	AP (Higher)	AP	***Case Officer	HEO	AO	SO	EO	CO	Service Officer	****Legal Personnel
2013	49	49	0	1	3	9	0	1	27	1	0	0	5	2	0	2	€5,127,000
2012	47.7	47.7	0	1	2	10	0	1	24.3	2	0	0	3.4	4	0	2	€4,654,000
2011	46.7	46.7	0	1	2	10	0	1	23.3	2	0	0	3.4	4	0	2	€5,116,000
2010	44.7	44.7	0	1	2	10	0	1	22.3	2	0	0	3.4	3	0	2	€4,734,000

National Consumer Agency (2010 - 2013)

	Staff Numbers			Grades **													Exchequer Funding
	No of Staff	Full-time	Part-Time	CEO	Member	PO	AP (Higher)	AP	***Case Officer	HEO	AO	SO	EO	CO	Service Officer	****Legal Personnel
2013	51	51	0	1	0	3	0	6	N/A	13	0	1	19	7	1	1	€7,360,000
2012	57	57	0	0	0	4	0	7	N/A	16	0	1	18	10	1	1	€7,841,000
2011	43	43	0	1	0	2	0	4	N/A	10	0	1	15	9	1	1	€8,366,000
2010	45	45	0	1	0	3	0	3	N/A	10	0	2	17	9	0	1	€7,232,000

*Not included in the tables: A Detective Sergeant on secondment from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) 2010-2017 inclusive.

**Where the grade title is different, secondees have been categorised in the closest relevant grade Civil Service grades.

*** The Case Officer Grade did not exist in the National Consumer Agency.

**** Legal Personnel includes staff employed as Legal Advisors (PO & AP equivalents & are included under these headings for the total count), it does not include Case Officers or HEOs who are qualified lawyers employed as investigators.