Written answers
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Departmental Staff
9:00 pm
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 212: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff in her Department, broken down by division and section, annually since 2007 to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2167/10]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The table outlines the number of staff in my Department, broken down by division and section, annually since 2007 to date in 2010. The figures reflect the number of staff (full time equivalents) serving at the end of December each year and to date in 2010. In addition to the figures, my Department has 3 staff serving in the Irish Mission in Geneva.
Corporate Services Division:
| Section | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | January 2010 |
| Ministers & Secretariat | 38.60 | 45.80 | 41.80 | 41.80 |
| Secretary General | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Corporate Services | ||||
| Assistant Secretary | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Personnel Unit | 31.40 | 30.88 | 24.90 | 24.90 |
| PIAB Unit | 2.10 | 2.60 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Press Office & FOI Unit | 8.00 | 7.80 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| Business Services Unit | 26.00 | 26.83 | 22.23 | 22.23 |
| Service Officers / Attendant/ Cleaners | 47.00 | 47.00 | 48.00 | 48.00 |
| IT Unit | 25.73 | 27.80 | 28.00 | 29.00 |
| Management Support Unit | 11.80 | 12.60 | 10.80 | 10.80 |
| Finance Unit | 35.83 | 34.83 | 34.73 | 35.73 |
| Internal Audit / ESF | 11.70 | 15.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 |
| Division Total | 240.16 | 253.14 | 237.46 | 239.46 |
Competitiveness & International Affairs Division:
| Section | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | January 2010 |
| Assistant Secretary | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Bilateral Trade | 7.23 | 7.60 | 5.50 | 5.50 |
| Market Access | 17.30 | 17.70 | 15.30 | 15.30 |
| EU Affairs | 8.60 | 9.80 | 8.80 | 8.80 |
| Environment | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Division Total | 37.73 | 39.70 | 33.60 | 33.60 |
Enterprise & Agencies Division:
| Section | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | January 2010 |
| Assistant Secretary | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Enterprise & Agencies | 11.60 | 14.40 | 9.80 | 9.80 |
| Enterprise Policy and Standards | 7.80 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| PSOP & Small Business | 7.30 | 7.10 | 8.90 | 8.90 |
| Local Enterprise | 8.60 | 7.60 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| Sectoral Enterprise and E-Business | 10.15 | 9.15 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| Division Total | 46.45 | 47.25 | 39.90 | 39.90 |
Consumers, Competition & Commerce Division:
| Section | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | January 2010 |
| Assistant Secretary | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Company Law Administration | 7.90 | 8.40 | 8.40 | 8.40 |
| Company Law Financial Services and Legislation | 9.00 | 9.10 | 7.60 | 7.60 |
| Company Law Review | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Office of the Director of Corporate Services | 32.90 | 36.50 | 40.60 | 40.60 |
| Companies Registration Office, Dublin | 103.20 | 98.36 | 74.89 | 72.89 |
| Companies Registration Office, Carlow | 27.95 | 28.45 | 31.95 | 31.95 |
| Registry of Friendly Societies | 8.00 | 7.00 | 6.55 | 6.55 |
| Competition and Consumer Policy | 14.10 | 13.40 | 10.40 | 10.40 |
| Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs (NCA) | 53.10 | 44.80 | 34.50 | 34.50 |
| Division Total | 261.15 | 251.01 | 220.89 | 218.89 |
Science, Technology and Intellectual Property Division:
| Section | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | January 2010 |
| Assistant Secretary | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Science Policy & Int. Research | 6.80 | 8.50 | 7.50 | 7.50 |
| National Programmes & Policy | 6.30 | 9.10 | 6.80 | 6.80 |
| Intellectual Property Unit | 9.60 | 10.00 | 6.80 | 6.80 |
| Patents Office | 60.50 | 60.10 | 56.40 | 56.40 |
| Division Total | 84.20 | 88.70 | 78.50 | 78.50 |
Labour Force Development Division:
| Section | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | January 2010 |
| Assistant Secretary | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Employment and Training Strategy | 9.00 | 8.80 | 8.80 | 8.80 |
| Policy Unit on Employment | 3.50 | 4.50 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| European Social Fund Policy & Op | 14.00 | 13.00 | 8.00 | 7.00 |
| Labour Market Policy | 7.00 | 9.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| Work Permits | 36.33 | 34.70 | 23.30 | 22.30 |
| Division Total | 70.83 | 71.00 | 49.10 | 47.10 |
Employment Rights and Industrial Relations Division:
| Section | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | January 2010 |
| Assistant Secretary | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Employment Appeals Tribunal | 30.00 | 34.60 | 36.40 | 36.40 |
| Health and Safety Policy / Liaison | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| REACH | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Employment rights | 10.80 | 8.80 | 8.80 | 8.80 |
| Employment rights Compliance Legislation | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| NERA DUBLIN (Labour Inspectorate) | 30.50 | 29.50 | 28.30 | 28.30 |
| NERA CARLOW | 62.20 | 59.83 | 55.33 | 53.33 |
| NERA CORK | - | 16.00 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| NERA SHANNON | - | 14.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 |
| NERA SLIGO | - | 11.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Information Unit | - | - | ||
| Redundancy Payments | 20.20 | 23.20 | 57.20 | 56.20 |
| Insolvency Payments | 9.80 | 11.60 | 14.90 | 14.90 |
| Industrial Relations | 9.00 | 8.50 | 7.60 | 7.60 |
| Labour Court | 39.60 | 38.50 | 28.50 | 28.50 |
| Labour Relations Commission | 48.00 | 47.60 | 47.50 | 47.50 |
| Division Total | 273.10 | 316.13 | 331.53 | 328.53 |
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