Written answers

Tuesday, 1 December 2009

Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

Departmental Staff

12:00 pm

Photo of George LeeGeorge Lee (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 306: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the average wage and number of staff employed by his Department each year from 1997 to 2008 broken down by job title and grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43930/09]

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The following table shows the staff numbers in each grade at 31st December, 2007 and 2008 i.e. for each year since the setting up of the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in June 2007. Also included in this table is the average annual wage for each of these grades as at those dates. The salary levels shown reflect the prevailing levels for each grade as agreed centrally for the grades in question. As the reply indicates, the Department has a relatively high number of professional/technical grades.

DCENR STAFF BY NUMBER AND AVERAGE WAGE AT END DECEMBER 2008
Grade Gross AnnualAverage Wage
Number of Staff
Secretary General1€253,634.98
Deputy Secretary General1€177,546.89
Assistant Secretary3€148,549.68
Principal Officer18€98,806.34
Assistant Principal Officer39€75,548.13
Administrative Officer4€52,546.69
Higher Executive Officer49.31€52,210.49
Executive Officer49.5€45,034.62
Staff Officer3.1€34,122.07
Clerical Officer/Typist52.2€33,255.10
Head Services Officer1€35,659.81
Services Officer8.5€27,345.57
Service Attendant1€26,874.27
Storekeeper1€30,941.70
Chief Technical Advisor (Energy)1€115,997.18
Director of Comms1€120,382.13
Assistant Director of Comms1€106,582.09
Sen Laboratory Technicians3€65,281.88
Laboratory Technician1€41,958.98
Staff Engineer3€85,039.31
Assistant Staff Engineer1€74,036.11
Executive Engineer3€61,971.66
Director of Geological Survey of Ireland ( GSI)1€114,366.04
Assistant Director of GSI1€100,191.08
Principal Geologist3€82,546.67
Senior Geologist12.6€67,352.56
Super Cartography4.5€52,461.02
Assistant Super Cartography2€45,740.99
Chief Super Mapping1€71,722.98
Chief Technologist1€79,093.92
Petroleum Exploration Specialist2€117,990.98
Professional Accountant Grade 11€80,312.06
Geologist7.6€45,254.86
Legal Advisor1€79,916.02
Temp Geological Assistant4€43,001.67
Caretaker1€6,704.09
Civilian Driver2€34,826.50
Research Co-ordinator1€118,889.00
Secretarial Assistant2€36,072.56
DCENR STAFF BY NUMBER AND AVERAGE WAGE AT END DECEMBER 2007
GradeGross AnnualAverage Wage
Number of Staff
Secretary General1€241,413.90
Deputy Secretary General1€168,991.97
Assistant Secretary3€139,333.38
Principal Officer17€93,510.53
Assistant Principal Officer43€67,728.63
Administrative Officer5.6€52,202.22
Higher Executive Officer58.5€53,987.17
Executive Officer69€39,842.10
Staff Officer3.1€31,534.85
Clerical Officer/Typist63.5€30,434.92
Head Services Officer1€33,941.52
Services Officer9.5€25,559.63
Service Attendant2€24,539.73
Storekeeper1€29,450.91
Chief Technical Advisor (Energy)2€113,164.07
Director of Comms1€114,581.02
Assistant Director of Comms1€101,446.01
Sen Laboratory Technicians3€62,136.99
Laboratory Technician1€38,499.97
Assistant Staff Engineer1€70,468.05
Staff Engineer3€80,000.38
Executive Engineer3€58,361.07
Director of GSI1€108,856.09
Assistant Director of GSI1€95,363.12
Principal Geologist3€76,135.58
Senior Geologist14.8€49,863.37
Super Cartography3€51,950.76
Assistant Super Cartography2.5€43,536.90
Cartographer1€39,478.87
Chief Super Mapping1€68,267.09
Chief Technologist1€75,282.96
Petroleum Exploration Specialist2€112,304.93
Secretarial Assistant1€24,775.06
Geologist14.6€38,787.34
Temp Geological Assistant5€39,344.14

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