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Veterinary Inspection Service Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018

Tuesday, 24 July 2018

Ceisteanna (2006)

Charlie McConalogue

Ceist:

2006. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of full and part-time staff veterinary officers and inspectors respectively employed in his Department in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by Civil Service grade and division; and the annual cost of employing such staff in tabular form. [35352/18]

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Freagraí scríofa

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

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