Written answers
Thursday, 19 November 2009
Department of Finance
Departmental Staff
5:00 pm
Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed in each Government Department at the end of 2007, 2008 and at the end of October 2009 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42430/09]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The number of staff employed in each Government Department at the end of 2007, 2008 and at the end of October 2009 is set out in tabular form below.
| Non Industrial Civil Servants | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Dec | Dec | Oct | |
| Department | 36,619.65 | 37,421.35 | 36,387.87 |
| AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES & FOOD | 4,294.08 | 4,203.94 | 3,938.34 |
| ARTS, SPORT & TOURISM | 171.30 | 174.43 | 149.70 |
| ATTORNEY GENERAL | 128.68 | 127.89 | 122.59 |
| CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE | 825.08 | 846.97 | 802.75 |
| CHIEF STATE SOLICITOR | 236.63 | 244.93 | 233.93 |
| COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE APPOINTMENTS | 9.00 | 12.00 | 9.60 |
| COMMUNICATIONS ENERGY & NAT. RESOURCES | 320.46 | 288.41 | 278.12 |
| COMMUNITY, RURAL & GAELTACHT AFFAIRS | 273.82 | 272.56 | 264.66 |
| COMPTROLLER & AUDITOR GENERAL | 139.90 | 153.90 | 158.80 |
| COURTS SERVICE | 1,112.76 | 1,098.01 | 1,043.60 |
| DEFENCE | 398.64 | 402.04 | 380.61 |
| DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS | 191.60 | 196.80 | 194.92 |
| EDUCATION & SCIENCE GROUP | 1,600.88 | 1,660.58 | 1,602.04 |
| ENTERPRISE TRADE & EMPLOYMENT GROUP | 1,046.48 | 1,103.24 | 1,032.31 |
| ENVIRONMENT HERITAGE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT | 1,275.92 | 1,204.42 | 1,116.06 |
| FINANCE | 658.13 | 630.57 | 605.36 |
| FOREIGN AFFAIRS GROUP | 1,558.70 | 1,543.95 | 1,592.00 |
| HEALTH & CHILDREN | 603.56 | 514.10 | 507.67 |
| JUSTICE GROUP | 4,689.54 | 5,288.56 | 5,078.81 |
| NATIONAL GALLERY | 54.50 | 59.00 | 56.00 |
| OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS | 700.58 | 721.83 | 683.36 |
| OIREACHTAS | 464.70 | 440.71 | 434.72 |
| OMBUDSMAN | 85.49 | 93.73 | 87.63 |
| PRESIDENTS ESTABLISHMENT | 22.23 | 21.30 | 21.30 |
| PRISONS | 3,501.15 | 3,641.17 | 3,583.87 |
| PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS SERVICE | 150.83 | 146.36 | 121.76 |
| REVENUE COMMISSIONERS | 6,660.77 | 6,658.66 | 6,314.68 |
| SOCIAL & FAMILY AFFAIRS | 4,486.89 | 4,610.44 | 4,955.86 |
| STATE LABORATORY | 89.20 | 91.05 | 94.35 |
| TAOISEACH | 243.08 | 232.86 | 212.70 |
| TRANSPORT | 468.04 | 578.71 | 553.34 |
| VALUATION OFFICE | 157.03 | 158.23 | 156.43 |
The numbers correspond to full-time equivalent staff serving in General Service, Professional and Technical grades in the Civil Service for the period specified.
Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff, in each Department, who have been approved for the incentivised scheme of early retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42433/09]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in tabular form below.
In summary, the information reported to my Department by mid-November indicates that some 818 civil servants have had their applications approved for the incentivised scheme for early retirement (ISER). These Civil Service numbers are based on returns from all Departments and Offices.
In the wider public service, some 167 public servants have had their applications approved for the incentivised scheme for early retirement (ISER). However, it should be noted that information is not expected from the local authorities until later in November. Also, processing of applications under the ISER has been suspended in the health sector as a result of a direction by IMPACT and some other health unions to their members not to co-operate with redeployment. As the closing date for the scheme was extended to 23 October, and the monitoring process is continuing, additional information is expected to become available in due course.
| Department – Ministerial Vote Groups | Civil Servants | Public Servants |
| Agriculture, Fisheries & Food | 51 | 23 |
| Arts, Sports & Tourism | 2 | 6 |
| Communications, Energy & Natural Resources | 7 | - |
| Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs | 10 | 7 |
| Defence | 11 | 1 |
| Education & Science | 17 | 29 |
| Enterprise, Trade & Employment | 31 | 74 |
| Environment, Heritage & Local Government | 39 | 3 |
| Finance Group | 389* | - |
| Foreign Affairs | 16 | - |
| Health & Children | 25 | 20 |
| Justice, Equality & Law Reform | 106 | - |
| Social & Family Affairs | 75 | - |
| Taoiseach | 16 | - |
| Transport | 23 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 818 | 167 |
* Of which 322 are from the Revenue Commissioners
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