Written answers
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Department of Finance
Departmental Staff
8:00 pm
George Lee (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 230: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed by his Department in 1997 and 2009 broken down by job title and grade; the pay bill for each job title and grade for 1997 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3123/10]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The grades, numbers and salaries paid to staff employed by my Department in 1997 and 2009 are set out in tabular format below.
| DECEMBER 1997 | Full-time Equivalent | Headcount | FTE Based Salary |
| SECRETARY GENERAL FINANCE | 1 | 1 | €111,257.08 |
| SECRETARY GENERAL PSMD | 1 | 1 | €105,379.52 |
| SECOND SECRETARY | 3 | 3 | €298,513.50 |
| CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER | 1 | 1 | €79,669.64 |
| ASST SECRETARY TOTAL | 9 | 9 | €605,364.55 |
| PRINCIPAL TOTAL | 44 | 44 | €2,601,376.56 |
| ASST PRINCIPAL TOTAL | 107 | 111 | €4,796,426.78 |
| HEO TOTAL | 75.5 | 79 | €2,332,831.45 |
| INSPECTOR OF TAXES HIGHER GR | 1 | 1 | €41,257.22 |
| ENGINEER GRADE 1 CIVIL | 1 | 1 | €48,830.23 |
| AO TOTAL | 42.5 | 43 | €1,095,776.96 |
| EO TOTAL | 44 | 45 | €1,063,482.76 |
| SO TOTAL | 18 | 20 | €325,975.50 |
| CLERICAL ASST | 1 | 1 | €12,543.98 |
| CLERICAL OFFICER TOTAL | 121 | 134 | €2,093,719.35 |
| SERVICES OFFICER / ATTENDANT TOTAL | 25 | 25 | €401,019.14 |
| CLEANER | 1 | 1 | €13,217.27 |
| TEACHER TOTAL | 6 | 6 | €28,912.82 |
| VISUALLY IMPAIRED TELEPHONIST TOTAL | 4 | 4 | €66,035.33 |
| PERSONAL SECRETARY | 1 | 1 | €23,331.24 |
| TOTAL | 507 | 531 | €16,144,920.87 |
| DECEMBER 2009 | Full-time Equivalent | Headcount | FTE Based Salary |
| SECRETARY GENERAL FINANCE | 1.00 | 1 | €285,341.00 |
| SECRETARY GENERAL PSMD | 1.00 | 1 | €253,635.00 |
| SECOND SECRETARY | 3.00 | 3 | €665,787.00 |
| CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER – PPC | 1.00 | 1 | €186,891.00 |
| ASSISTANT SECRETARY TOTAL | 10 | 10 | €1,468,957.00 |
| DEPUTY CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER – PPC | 1.00 | 1 | €129,831.00 |
| OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN TOTAL | 2 | 2 | €227,688.00 |
| PRINCIPAL TOTAL | 49 | 50 | €5,363,683.00 |
| ADVISORY COUNSEL GRADE 3 – PPC | 2.00 | 2 | €173,537.00 |
| ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL TOTAL | 141 | 147 | €12,268,505.00 |
| ECONOMIST (CONTRACT) | 1.00 | 1 | €90,000.00 |
| EVALUATOR - INDUSTRIAL EVAL.UNIT | 1.00 | 1 | €70,796.00 |
| PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT GR 1 | 1.00 | 1 | €84,051.00 |
| AUDITOR STANDARD SCALE – PPC | 2.00 | 2 | €109,902.00 |
| GAELEAGRAS TEACHER – PPC | 1.00 | 1 | €56,357.00 |
| HEO TOTAL | 87 | 93 | €4,927,659.00 |
| SENIOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSE PPC | 1.00 | 1 | €63,464.00 |
| AO TOTAL | 48 | 48 | €2,515,121.00 |
| OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSE TOTAL | 2 | 2 | €107,546.00 |
| EO TOTAL | 50 | 54 | €2,231,768.00 |
| SO TOTAL | 28 | 29 | €1,226,411.00 |
| CO TOTAL | 100 | 116 | €3,489,456.00 |
| SERVICES OFFICER / ATTENDANT TOTAL | 25 | 25 | €711,070.00 |
| TEACHER | 6.57 | 17 | €262,522.00 |
| SECRETARIAL ASSISTANT (CONTRACT) | 1.00 | 1 | €43,989.00 |
| Total | 565.60 | 610 | €37,013,967.00 |
The salary figures in the above tables are Point of Scale / Off Point Salary details as recorded on the Department's Staff information Systems (Censis for 1997 and CS SIP for 2009). The Departments paybill, which includes salaries, allowances, overtime and PRSI, was €18.047 million for 1997 and €42.224 million for 2009. Finally, the 2009 salary rates have decreased with effect from 1 January 2010 in line with the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No 2) Act 2009.
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