Written answers
Wednesday, 17 December 2008
Department of Social and Family Affairs
Departmental Staff
8:00 pm
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 409: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people working in her Department; the number earning less than €50,000 per annum; the number earning between €50,001 and €60,000 per annum; the number earning between €60,001 and €70,000 per annum; the number earning between €70,001 and €80,000 per annum; the number earning between €80,001 and €90,000 per annum; the number earning between €90,001 and €100,000 per annum; the number earning more than €100,000 per annum; the number in each staff category (details supplied) for each income band. [47021/08]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The number of posts occupied in the Department at 15 December 2008 is 4,506 posts comprising 4,911 permanent civil servants. This does not include staff working for bodies under the Department's aegis or temporary staff working in the Department.
Details of earnings across the bands set out are not immediately available in my Department but are being compiled and my officials will write to the Deputy when this information is available.
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 410: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of civil and public servants working in or under the aegis of her Department for each year from 2002 to date in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47036/08]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The following table outlines the number of posts in the Department of Social and Family Affairs and the Agencies from the year 2002 to 2008. The agencies under the remit of the Department are The Pensions Board, Family Support Agency (from May 03), Citizens Information Board (formerly Comhairle) and the Combat Poverty Agency. The Pensions Ombudsman's Office also comes under the remit of the Department.
| Year | Dept of Social and Family Affairs (Number of Posts) | Agencies (Number of Posts) |
| 1st Jan 2002 | 4,439 | 152 |
| 1st Jan 2003 | 4,417 | 156 |
| 1st Jan 2004 | 4,306 | 182 |
| 1st Jan 2005 | 4,286 | 190 |
| 1st Jan 2006 | 4,281 | 191 |
| 1st Jan 2007 | 4,317 | 189 |
| 1st Jan 2008 | 4,439* | 201 |
| 15th Dec 2008 | 4,516 | 192 |
| *Includes 61 posts from the General Register Office, which transferred from the Department of Health and Children to the Dept of Social and Family Affairs on 1st January 2008. |
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 411: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of locations where civil and public servants working in or under the aegis of her Department are located; the locations of same; the number, and the number in each category (details supplied) of staff at each location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47051/08]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The following table (Table 1) details the locations and breakdown of posts in the Department of Social and Family Affairs. Table 2 refers to locations and posts in the agencies of the Department. The agencies under the remit of the Department are The Pensions Board, Family Support Agency, Citizens Information Board (formerly Comhairle), the Combat Poverty Agency. The Office of the Pensions Ombudsman also comes under the remit of the Department and the posts in that Office are included in Table 2.
| Table 1: No. of Posts by grade and location | ||||||||||||
| Location | SEC | DS | ASC | PO | AP | HEO | AO | EO | SO | CO | Service Grades | Total |
| Achill | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | |||||||
| Ardee | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Arklow | 3.00 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 6.60 | 18.10 | |||||||
| Athlone | 2.00 | 7.00 | 3.00 | 6.50 | 14.20 | 0.49 | 33.19 | |||||
| Athy | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.24 | 2.24 | ||||||||
| Bailieboro | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Ballagahdereen | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Ballina | 1.00 | 5.00 | 8.00 | 6.50 | 13.90 | 34.40 | ||||||
| Ballinamore | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Ballinasloe | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | ||||||||
| Ballybofey | 0.60 | 1.00 | 1.60 | |||||||||
| Ballyhaunis | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Ballyshannon | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.50 | |||||||||
| Bandon | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Bantry | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 4.00 | 9.50 | |||||||
| Belmullet | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 7.00 | 10.00 | |||||||
| Birr | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Bray | 5.50 | 3.60 | 4.33 | 12.90 | 1.00 | 27.33 | ||||||
| Buncrana | 4.00 | 3.60 | 4.40 | 12.56 | 1.00 | 25.56 | ||||||
| Cahirciveen | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 2.60 | 6.10 | |||||||
| Carlow | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.30 | 12.60 | 1.00 | 28.90 | |||||
| Carrickmacross | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Carrick-on-Shannon | 3.00 | 10.00 | 20.00 | 29.20 | 10.00 | 73.81 | 3.00 | 149.01 | ||||
| Carrigaline | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.80 | 7.80 | 1.00 | 14.60 | ||||||
| Castlebar | 1.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 8.23 | 18.23 |
| Table 1: No. of Posts by grade and location — continued | ||||||||||||
| Location | SEC | DS | ASC | PO | AP | HEO | AO | EO | SO | CO | Service Grades | Total |
| Castleblaney | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Castlerea | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Cavan | 1.00 | 4.00 | 3.60 | 4.80 | 13.80 | 27.20 | ||||||
| Ck-On-Suir | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Claremorris | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Clifden | 2.00 | 0.50 | 2.00 | 3.50 | 8.00 | |||||||
| Clonakilty | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Clones | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Clonmel | 1.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 4.60 | 11.10 | 1.00 | 27.70 | |||||
| Cobh | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 5.20 | |||||||
| Cork | 3.00 | 7.00 | 21.55 | 28.20 | 20.40 | 53.80 | 3.00 | 136.95 | ||||
| Donegal Town | 1.00 | 3.00 | 4.80 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 20.80 | ||||||
| Drogheda | 1.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 7.10 | 19.23 | 2.00 | 42.33 | |||||
| Dublin | 1.00 | 1.00 | 6.00 | 49.80 | 119.00 | 262.10 | 7.00 | 331.96 | 173.53 | 679.75 | 68.03 | 1,699.17 |
| Dundalk | 2.00 | 6.00 | 13.00 | 1.00 | 29.20 | 15.15 | 70.23 | 2.00 | 138.58 | |||
| Dunfanaghy | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 6.50 | 10.50 | |||||||
| Dungarvan | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Dungloe | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 9.00 | 16.00 | |||||||
| Dunmanway | 0.50 | 0.50 | ||||||||||
| Ennis | 2.00 | 6.50 | 5.50 | 8.60 | 16.80 | 1.00 | 40.40 | |||||
| Enniscorthy | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | |||||||
| Falcarragh | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Galway | 2.00 | 5.00 | 13.70 | 12.40 | 13.30 | 35.80 | 3.00 | 85.20 |
| Table 1: No. of Posts by grade and location — continued | ||||||||||||
| Location | SEC | DS | ASC | PO | AP | HEO | AO | EO | SO | CO | Service Grades | Total |
| Gorey | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Gort | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Granard | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Kells | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Kenmare | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||
| Kilkenny | 4.50 | 7.00 | 7.80 | 17.50 | 1.00 | 37.80 | ||||||
| Killarney | 4.00 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 6.60 | ||||||||
| Killybegs | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Kilmallock | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Letterkenny | 2.00 | 5.00 | 12.00 | 24.10 | 21.13 | 186.03 | 5.00 | 255.26 | ||||
| Limerick | 1.00 | 4.00 | 15.00 | 10.50 | 13.50 | 39.00 | 3.00 | 86.00 | ||||
| Listowel | 4.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 8.80 | 18.80 | |||||||
| Longford | 1.00 | 5.80 | 21.40 | 52.96 | 24.03 | 244.64 | 6.00 | 355.84 | ||||
| Loughrea | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 6.80 | 11.40 | |||||||
| Macroom | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Mallow | 1.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 3.80 | 4.90 | 14.70 | ||||||
| Manorhamilton | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | |||||||
| Monaghan | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | |||||||
| Moville | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Mullingar | 1.00 | 4.80 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 12.10 | 1.00 | 30.90 | |||||
| Naas | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||
| Navan | 2.00 | 4.00 | 7.00 | 12.90 | 1.00 | 26.90 | ||||||
| Nenagh | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
| Table 1: No. of Posts by grade and location — continued | ||||||||||||
| Location | SEC | DS | ASC | PO | AP | HEO | AO | EO | SO | CO | Service Grades | Total |
| New Ross | 2.00 | 2.00 | ||||||||||
| Newbridge | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.30 | 7.80 | 21.80 | 2.00 | 42.90 | |||||
| Newcastle West | 3.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 10.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | ||||||
| Newmarket | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Portlaoise | 4.00 | 2.00 | 6.00 | |||||||||
| Roscommon | 1.00 | 2.00 | 7.60 | 7.73 | 3.33 | 25.10 | 2.00 | 48.76 | ||||
| Sligo | 6.00 | 22.80 | 43.40 | 3.00 | 86.13 | 39.83 | 364.60 | 11.00 | 576.76 | |||
| Swinford | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Thurles | 5.00 | 3.50 | 5.00 | 11.00 | 1.00 | 25.50 | ||||||
| Tipperary | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | |||||||||
| Tralee | 1.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 8.10 | 20.46 | 1.00 | 43.56 | |||||
| Tuam | 3.00 | 3.00 | ||||||||||
| Tubbercurry | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Tullamore | 1.00 | 6.50 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 10.40 | 1.00 | 26.90 | |||||
| Waterford | 1.00 | 4.00 | 14.10 | 14.53 | 17.24 | 57.23 | 1.00 | 109.11 | ||||
| Westport | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.80 | 4.80 | 9.60 | |||||||
| Wexford | 1.00 | 5.00 | 9.00 | 11.63 | 26.00 | 1.00 | 53.63 | |||||
| Wicklow | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Youghal | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| *Principal Officer Grade includes the Departments Medical Assessors. |
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