Written answers
Wednesday, 19 December 2007
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Departmental Staff
3:00 pm
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 231: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of posts filled in his Department in each of the past five years; the number and grade of posts in each of the past five years in his Department that were open to existing public or civil servants only, or that were not subject to competition at all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35671/07]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Table 1 sets out details in respect of the total number of posts filled in my Department at various grades in each of the past five years:
Table 1 | |||||
Year | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
Numbers | 121 | 107 | 128 | 150 | 260 |
The number of posts above include the total number of people assigned to my Department by one of the following avenues:
(a)recruited from open competitions
(b)promoted from Interdepartmental competitions
(c)promoted from internal panels
(d)decentralisation assignments
(e)temporary recruitments e.g. term time
(f)assigned to Dept/Office from outside e.g. Political appointments.
A detailed breakdown of these posts (by grade) is included in Appendix 1 below.
Table 2 sets out details in respect of the number and grade of posts in each of the past five years in my Department that were open to existing public or civil servants only;
Table 2 | ||||
Year | Grade | Internal Seniority (Senior suitable) | Internal Interview | PAS Confined |
2003 | Staff Officer | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Executive Officer: | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
Higher Executive Officer | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Assistant Principal | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Principal Officer | — | 1 | — | |
2004 | Staff Officer | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Executive Officer: | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Higher Executive Officer | — | — | 8 | |
Assistant Principal | — | — | — | |
Principal Officer | 2 | 1 | ||
2005 | Staff Officer | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Executive Officer: | 2 | 1 + 9 Lab. Insp. | 1 | |
Higher Executive Officer | — | 3 | — | |
Assistant Principal | — | — | — | |
Principal Officer | — | 1 | — | |
2006 | Staff Officer | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Executive Officer | 1 | 1 + 1 Lab. Insp. | 3 | |
Higher Executive Officer | — | — | — | |
Assistant Principal | — | 5 | — | |
Principal Officer | — | 2 | 2 | |
2007 | Staff Officer | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Executive Officer: | 1 | 3 + 7 Lab. Insp. | 5 | |
Higher Executive Officer | 1 | 14 | 4 | |
Assistant Principal | — | 5 | — | |
Principal Officer | — | 2 | 2 |
The number of staff by grade who transferred in from other Government Departments for the purposes of decentralisation (existing civil servants) are as follows:
Year | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
Numbers | — | — | — | 20 | 45 |
Appendix 1 | ||||||
Grade | Numbers | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
Cleaner | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |
Service Officer | 1 | |||||
Temp CO | 74 | 67 | 61 | 35 | 16 | |
CO | 71 | 33 | 7 | 14 | 41 | |
SO | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | |
EO | 26 + 15 | 10 + 1 | 7 + 9 | 14 | 14 | |
AO | 2 | 5 | — | — | 6 | |
HEO | 19 + 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |
AP | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
PO | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Asst Sec | 1 | 1 | ||||
Temp Cleaner: | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
Legal Advisor: | 2 | |||||
EO Students: | 14 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | |
Director of NERA: | 1 | |||||
PA to Minister: | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
PS to Minister: | 2 + 2 Sec. Ass. | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
Press Advisor: | 1 | |||||
Civilian Driver: | 4 | 2 | ||||
Accountant Grade 1: | 1 | 1 | ||||
Member of Comp Auth: | 2 | |||||
Member of Labour Court: | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
Special Advisor to Min: | 1 | 2 | ||||
Auditor: | 2 | |||||
Counsellor: | 1 | |||||
Legal Advisor: | 1 | |||||
Controller in ESF: | 1 |
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