Written answers
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
Department of Agriculture and Food
Departmental Staff
9:00 pm
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 445: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the staffing levels within his Department from 1975 to 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9611/09]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The following is a list of staff in my Department at end December on each year from 1974 to 2008, as sourced from the Books of Estimates for the relevant years.
Year (end of) | Numbers |
1974 | 4,213 |
1975 | 4,283 |
1976 | 4,225 |
1977 | 4,284 |
1978 | 4,439 |
1979 | 4,560 |
1980 | 4,450 |
1981 | 4,399 |
1982 | 5,128 |
1983 | 4,929 |
1984 | 4,746 |
1985 | 4,556 |
1986 | 4,365 |
1987 | 4,196 |
1988 | 3,832 |
1989 | 3,716 |
1990 | 3,627 |
1991 | 3,723 |
1992 | 3,746 |
1993 | 3,904 |
1994 | 4,088 |
1995 | 4,004 |
1996 | 3,973 |
1997 | 4,095 |
1998 | 4,111 |
1999 | 4,248 |
2000 | 4,571 |
2001 | 4,546 |
2002 | 4,521 |
2003 | 4,578 |
2004 | 4,538 |
2005 | 4,441 |
2006 | 4,242 |
2007 | 4,300 |
2008 | 4,162 |
It should be noted that during the years in question, the make-up of the Department changed a number of times to take account of various transfer of functions as they occurred.
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 446: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the breakdown of persons employed by his Department, by general administrative grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9612/09]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The following is a breakdown of staff numbers by general administrative grade in my Department, as of 2 March 2009.
Grade | Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) |
Secretary General | 1.0 |
Assistant Secretary | 11.0 |
Principal Officer | 40.6 |
Assistant Principal | 146.7 |
Administrative Officer | 23.6 |
Higher Executive Officer | 289.3 |
Executive Officer | 498.8 |
Staff Officer | 114.8 |
Clerical Officer | 1,089.9 |
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