Written answers
Thursday, 21 January 2010
Department of Finance
Departmental Staff
5:00 pm
Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed in each Government Department at the end of 2007, 2008 and 2009 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2873/10]
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 2009 is set out in tabular form.
| Non Industrial Civil Servants | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Department | 36,619.65 | 37,421.35 | 35,682.83 |
| AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES & FOOD | 4,294.08 | 4,203.94 | 3,845.18 |
| ARTS, SPORT & TOURISM | 171.30 | 174.43 | 150.53 |
| ATTORNEY GENERAL | 128.68 | 127.89 | 124.39 |
| CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE | 825.08 | 846.97 | 792.51 |
| CHIEF STATE SOLICITOR | 236.63 | 244.93 | 229.63 |
| COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE APPOINTMENTS | 9.00 | 12.00 | 8.80 |
| COMMUNICATIONS ENERGY & NAT. RESOURCES | 320.46 | 288.41 | 273.32 |
| COMMUNITY, RURAL & GAELTACHT AFFAIRS | 273.82 | 272.56 | 255.66 |
| COMPTROLLER & AUDITOR GENERAL | 139.90 | 153.90 | 150.50 |
| COURTS SERVICE | 1,112.76 | 1,098.01 | 1,026.13 |
| DEFENCE | 398.64 | 402.04 | 373.16 |
| DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS | 191.60 | 196.80 | 194.92 |
| EDUCATION & SCIENCE GROUP | 1,600.88 | 1,660.58 | 1,574.04 |
| ENTERPRISE TRADE & EMPLOYMENT GROUP | 1,046.48 | 1,103.24 | 1,011.51 |
| ENVIRONMENT HERITAGE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT | 1,275.92 | 1,204.42 | 1,084.23 |
| FINANCE | 658.13 | 630.57 | 565.60 |
| FOREIGN AFFAIRS GROUP | 1,558.70 | 1,543.95 | 1,566.55 |
| HEALTH GROUP | 603.56 | 514.10 | 485.07 |
| JUSTICE GROUP | 4,689.54 | 5,288.56 | 5,017.05 |
| NATIONAL GALLERY | 54.50 | 59.00 | 55.50 |
| OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS | 700.58 | 721.83 | 669.56 |
| OIREACHTAS | 464.70 | 440.71 | 416.12 |
| OMBUDSMAN | 85.49 | 93.73 | 88.23 |
| PRESIDENTS ESTABLISHMENT | 22.23 | 21.30 | 21.30 |
| PRISONS | 3,501.15 | 3,641.17 | 3,576.87 |
| PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS SERVICE | 150.83 | 146.36 | 111.66 |
| REVENUE COMMISSIONERS | 6,660.77 | 6,658.66 | 6,118.30 |
| SOCIAL & FAMILY AFFAIRS | 4,486.89 | 4,610.44 | 4,907.57 |
| STATE LABORATORY | 89.20 | 91.05 | 91.40 |
| TAOISEACH | 243.08 | 232.86 | 210.30 |
| TRANSPORT | 468.04 | 578.71 | 534.21 |
| VALUATION OFFICE | 157.03 | 158.23 | 153.03 |
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 102: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff in each Department who have applied for and the number who have been approved for the incentivised scheme of early retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2874/10]
Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed in agencies that derive from Government Departments, who have applied for and the number who have been approved for the incentivised scheme of early retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2875/10]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 102 and 103 together.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in tabular form and is based on information reported to my Department to date. In summary, the information reported to my Department to date indicates that some 1,106 Civil Servants have applied for the Incentivised Scheme for Early Retirement (ISER) and that 985 Civil Servants have had their applications approved to date. These Civil Service numbers are based on returns from all Departments and Offices.
In the wider public service, some 1,147 Public Servants have applied for the ISER and some 649 Public Servants have had their applications approved to date. The processing of applications under the ISER was suspended in the Health Sector as a result of a direction by IMPACT and some other health unions to their members not to cooperate with redeployment.
| Department – Ministerial Vote Groups | Civil Servants | Public Servants | ||
| Applicants | Approved | Applicants | Approved | |
| Agriculture, Fisheries & Food | 125 | 108 | 23 | 20 |
| Arts, Sports & Tourism | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Communications, Energy & Natural Resources | 9 | 7 | ||
| Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
| Defence | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Education & Science | 41 | 31 | 69 | 45 |
| Enterprise, Trade & Employment | 43 | 43 | 82 | 79 |
| Environment, Heritage & Local Government | 53 | 45 | 307** | 277** |
| Finance Group | 427* | 424* | ||
| Foreign Affairs | 17 | 16 | ||
| Health & Children | 26 | 26 | 649 | 211 |
| Justice, Equality & Law Reform | 144 | 122 | ||
| Social & Family Affairs | 127 | 75 | ||
| Taoiseach | 27 | 24 | ||
| Transport | 36 | 33 | 4 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 1,106 | 985 | 1,147 | 649 |
* Of which 347 are from the Revenue Commissioners.
** Includes Local Authorities from which there were 300 applicants and 272 applications approved.
Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed in each agency that derives from his Department at the end of 2007, 2008, and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2876/10]
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