Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 327: To ask the Minister for Finance the grades and associated salary scales in regard to permanent and pensionable posts within the Civil Service from entry level to Secretary General; the number employed at that grade in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38401/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The numbers of staff serving in the main General Service grades at end-September 2009 are set out in the following table.

The numbers correspond to full-time equivalent staff and do not include Department of Foreign Affairs local staff serving abroad. In addition to staff in General Service Grades who serve across all Departments and Offices, there is a further 12,208 staff in Professional, Technical and Departmental grades who typically serve in only one or two Departments/Offices.

The salaries for General Service grades are set out in Circular 18/2008 which is available on the Department's website at http://www.finance.gov.ie/documents/circulars/circulars2008/paysept2008.pdf.