Written answers
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Department of Agriculture and Food
Departmental Staff
11:00 pm
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 526: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of staff working in the regional office in Galway for the REP scheme with details of the rank, salary, expenses and allowances of each staff member; the number of these staff that deal specifically with appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31877/08]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The REP Scheme is operated by staff in three offices in the Galway region: Galway City, Tuam and Loughrea. The number of staff working on the REP Scheme in those offices is as follows:
Grade | Number in Grade | Salary scale |
Regional Inspector | 1 | €61,054 – €87,016 |
Area Superintendent | 1 | €53,047 – €68,096 |
District Superintendent | 4 | €37,085 – €61,616 |
Supervisory Agricultural Officer | 6 | €35,987 – €53,624 |
Clerical Officer | 10 (2 work-sharing) | €23,174 – €37,584 (Standard scale) |
2 | €24,255 – €38,397 (Higher scale) |
In addition to their salaries these officers are paid travel and subsistence expenses in respect of expenses necessarily incurred in the course of their official duties. 4 of these officers are in receipt of an allowance totalling €13,000 approximately per annum. The Regional Inspector deals specifically with formal Appeals.
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