Dáil debates
Tuesday, 21 November 2006
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 6, inclusive, together.
The authorised staffing complement of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions stands at 174. Three vacancies in the office are in the process of being filled. I propose to circulate in the Official Report the information requested by the Deputies on the number of staff, classified by grade, employed in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The Minister for Finance is considering a request from the Director of Public Prosecutions for the provision of extra resources, including resources for the establishment of a dedicated prosecution policy unit. The adequacy of existing staff levels will be addressed in this exercise. Matters of structure and operations within the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions are the responsibility of the director and it would not be appropriate for me to be involved.
| Legal Posts and Grades | |||
| Post or grade | Staff complement by grade | Serving | Vacancies or excess |
| DPP deputy | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Directing division | |||
| Professional officer II | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Professional officer III | 8 | 7.7 | 0.3 |
| Professional officer IV | 6 | 6.8 | 0.8 |
| Legal researchers | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Solicitors division | |||
| Chief prosecution solicitor | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Principal prosecutions solicitor | 4 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Senior prosecution solicitor | 8 | 6.5 | 1.5 |
| Prosecution solicitor or assistant principal I | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Prosecution solicitor | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Principal legal executive | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Deputy principal legal executive | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Assistant principal legal executive | 3 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| Higher legal executive | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Legal executive | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Special law officer | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Trainee law clerk (Trainees) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 86 | 84.5 | 1.5 |
| Administrative Posts and Grades | |||
| Post title or grade | Sanctioned posts | Serving | Vacancies |
| Library | |||
| Law librarian | 1 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| Assistant librarian | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Library assistant | 1 | 0 | 1* |
| General administration | |||
| Principal officer 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Assistant principal 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Assistant principal | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Assistant principal or system analyst | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Higher executive officer | 7 | 6.5 | 0.5 |
| HEO or system analyst | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Executive officer | 12 | 8.9 | 3.1 |
| EO or system analyst | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Staff officer | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Clerical officer | 44 | 48.1 | 4.1 |
| Service officer | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 88 | 87.1 | 0.9 |
| Overall totals | 174 | 171.69 | 2.31 |
| *CO covering this post while library assistant on career break. |
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