I propose to take Questions Nos. 498 to 500, inclusive, together.
My Department, the Department of Rural and Community Development, was established on 19 July 2017. I can confirm that, as of the Monday 3 December 2018, the staff breakdown of the Department and its agencies is as follows:
Location
|
Grade
|
Male
|
Female
|
Department of Rural and Community Development
|
Sec Gen
|
1
|
0
|
|
Asec
|
1
|
2
|
|
PO
|
6
|
3
|
|
AP
|
14
|
10
|
|
HEO
|
10
|
19
|
|
AO
|
1
|
3
|
|
EO
|
10
|
20
|
|
CO
|
11
|
26
|
|
Service officer
|
1
|
0
|
|
Technical Grade
|
5
|
2
|
|
Minister Drivers
|
4
|
0
|
|
Minister Advisors
|
2
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
66
|
85
|
|
Ratio
|
3.3 :
|
4.25
|
|
|
|
|
Charities Regulator Authority**
|
PO
|
0
|
1
|
|
AP
|
3
|
3
|
|
HEO
|
3
|
3
|
|
AO
|
2
|
2
|
|
EO
|
4
|
8
|
|
CO
|
3
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
15
|
24
|
** there is currently a vacancy at CEO level
|
Ratio
|
1 :
|
1.6
|
|
|
|
|
The Western Development Commission
|
PO equivalent
|
1
|
0
|
|
AP equivalent
|
1
|
1
|
|
HEO equivalent
|
1
|
8
|
|
EO equivalent
|
1
|
4
|
|
CO equivalent
|
0
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
4
|
15
|
|
Ratio
|
2 :
|
7.5
|
|
|
|
|
Irish Water Safety
|
AP equivalent
|
1
|
0
|
|
HEO equivalent
|
1
|
1
|
|
EO equivalent
|
1
|
1
|
|
CO equivalent
|
0
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
3
|
5
|
|
Ratio
|
1 :
|
1.66
|
Pobal ***
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
119
|
325
|
|
Ratio
|
4.76 :
|
13
|
*** All Pobal's staff are on fixed term contracts and none is either a civil or public servant, Pobal is an independent limited company responsible for its own recruitment.