I can confirm that a total of 245 Veterinary staff are currently employed in my Department. Veterinary staff provide a variety of services across a wide range of Divisions including Veterinary Public Health, Animal Health and Welfare, the National Disease Control Centre, Border Inspection Posts and my Departments Laboratories.
The table shows the total number of Veterinary staff for the years requested in the Deputies Question:
YEAR
|
Grade
|
Number
|
2010
|
Senior Superintending Veterinary Inspectors
|
8
|
|
Superintending Veterinary Inspectors
|
46
|
|
Veterinary Inspectors
|
205
|
|
|
|
2011
|
SSVI
|
7
|
|
SVI
|
41
|
|
VI
|
199
|
2012
|
SSVI
|
9
|
|
SVI
|
34
|
|
VI
|
196
|
|
|
|
2013
|
SSVI
|
9
|
|
SVI
|
37
|
|
VI
|
192
|
|
|
|
2014
|
SSVI
|
10
|
|
SVI
|
37
|
|
VI
|
176
|
|
|
|
2015
|
SSVI
|
10
|
|
SVI
|
38
|
|
VI
|
178
|
2016
|
SSVI
|
9
|
|
SVI
|
38
|
|
VI
|
189
|
2017
|
SSVI
|
9
|
|
SVI
|
38
|
|
VI
|
194
|
|
|
|
2018
|
SSVI
|
10
|
|
SVI
|
37
|
|
VI
|
198
|
|
CURRENT TOTAL - 2018
|
245
|
The Current Salary Scales for the Grades in question are as follows:
VI: €56,055 - €84,825.
SVI: €89,785 - €96,761.
SSVI: €98,948 - €110,602