Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 March 2023
308. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the staff and details of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11334/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraMet Éireann, Ireland’s National Meteorological Service, is a line division of my Department, and is the leading provider of weather information and related services in the State.
Its mission is to monitor, analyse and predict Ireland’s weather and climate and to provide a range of high quality meteorological and related information to the public and to specific customers in, for example, the aviation and agricultural sectors.
There were 218 staff (214.63 FTE) serving in Met Éireann at the end of January 2023. Details of the organisational structure along with the senior management team and their respective responsibilities is available on the Met Éireann website at: www.met.ie/about-us/met-eireanns-structure
The following table provides a breakdown by grade of the number of staff serving in each location.
|
Professional & Technical Staff |
Belmullet |
Casement Aerodrome |
Cork Airport |
Dublin Airport |
Glasnevin Hill |
Knock Airport |
Malin Head |
Shannon Airport |
Valentia Observatory |
Total |
|
DIRECTOR METEORLOGICAL SERVICE |
1 |
1 |
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|
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MET SERVICE |
1 |
1 |
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|
SENIOR METEOROLOGIST |
7 |
1 |
8 |
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|
METEOROLOGIST |
1 |
64 |
1 |
1 |
67 |
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|
PRINCIPAL METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER |
1 |
1 |
1 |
19 |
1 |
1 |
24 |
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|
SENIOR METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER |
1 |
3 |
1 |
27 |
8 |
2 |
42 |
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|
METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER |
2 |
5 |
3 |
7 |
16 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
46 |
|
|
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER |
1 |
1 |
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|
Total Professional & Technical Staff |
2 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
136 |
2 |
17 |
9 |
190 |
|
|
General Service staff |
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|
PRINCIPAL |
1 |
1 |
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|
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL |
4 |
4 |
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|
HIGHER EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
3 |
3 |
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|
EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
3 |
1 |
4 |
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|
CLERICAL OFFICER |
10 |
1 |
11 |
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|
SERVICES OFFICER |
1 |
1 |
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|
SERVICES ATTENDANT |
1 |
1 |
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|
CLEANER |
1 |
1 |
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|
CRAFT FOREPERSON |
1 |
1 |
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|
GENERAL OPERATIVE GRADE 1 |
1 |
1 |
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|
Total General Service Staff |
22 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
28 |
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|
Grand Total |
2 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
158 |
3 |
1 |
18 |
12 |
218 |
