Written answers
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Department of Finance
Departmental Staff
11:00 pm
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 512: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed in his Department by grade; the number of agencies under his remit; and the number of staff employed in each agency by grade. [33705/10]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The number of staff serving in my Department at 27 September 2010 is set out in the following table.
| Grade | Number serving (FTE) |
| Secretary General | 1.00 |
| Secretary General PSMD | 1.00 |
| Second Secretary | 3.00 |
| Assistant Secretary | 12.00 |
| Principal | 48.10 |
| Assistant Principal | 129.88 |
| Administrative Officer | 50.00 |
| Higher Executive Officer | 82.39 |
| Executive Officer | 50.30 |
| Staff Officer | 26.63 |
| Clerical Officer | 97.93 |
| Service Officer | 23.00 |
| Service Attendant | 2.00 |
| Chief Medical Officer | 1.00 |
| Deputy Chief Medical Officer | 1.00 |
| Occupation Physician | 2.00 |
| Nurse | 3.00 |
| Teacher | 8.66 |
| Grand Total | 542.89 |
The list of offices under the aegis of my Department is as follows:
Revenue Commissioners
Office of Public Works
Appeals Commissioner
Public Appointments Service
Commission for Public Service Appointments
State Laboratory
Valuation Office
Office of the Ombudsman
Comptroller and Auditor General
The breakdown of senior management posts is as follows:
Revenue Commissioners: Chairman and 2 Commissioners
Comptroller & Auditor General: Secretary
Office of Public Works: Chairman and 2 Commissioners
The following table shows numbers and grades at Assistant Secretary and other grades by office. Professional grades for offices such as the Public Appointments Service and State Laboratory are included with the nearest equivalent general service grade according to pay rate.
| Department / Office | Asst Sec. | PO | AP | AO | HEO | EO | SO | CO | Other |
| Revenue Commissioners | 14 | 117 | 423 | 71 | 930 | 1,750 | 227 | 2,381 | 172 |
| Appeals Commissioner | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Comptroller & Auditor General | 2 | 8 | 36 | 39 | 56 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Commission for Public Service Appointments | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Office of the Ombudsman | 1 | 8 | 32 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 2 | |
| Public Appointments Service | 3 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 18.5 | 9 | 43 | 5 | |
| State Laboratory | 2 | 30 | 21 | 2 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 10 | ||
| Valuation Office | 1 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 16.6 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 79 | |
| Office of Public Works | See separate return below |
The table above includes a number of departmental, professional and technical grades shown against the equivalent General Service grades. The actual grades involved are as listed below.
Revenue Commissioners
Includes Legal and Financial staff (33)
Appeals Commissioner
2 Appeals Commissioners
Comptroller & Auditor General
2 Directors of Audit
8 Deputy Directors of Audit
36 Senior Auditors
39 Auditors
52 Trainee Auditors
Public Appointments Service
Includes Senior Psychologist
Includes Translator and 3.5 Psychologists Grade II
Includes a Grade II Professional Accountant
State Laboratory
Includes State and Principal Chemists (2),
Includes senior chemists, chemists & senior laboratory analysts (28.6)
All Laboratory Analysts
Head Laboratory attendant, Laboratory attendants & Storekeeper
Valuation Office
Includes 3 Superintendents of Mapping
Includes 2 Higher Superintendents of Mapping
Includes 2 Chief Superintendents of Mapping and 7 Valuer Grade 1
The Valuation Office also has 58 valuation staff and 12 team leaders Includes 5 Managing Valuers & 2 Appeals Officers
Office of Public Works
The number of persons employed (whole-time equivalents) in the Office of Public Works by grade is included in the following tables. Shown separately in the table are the figures for apprentices, seasonal/casual and on-call personnel. It should also be noted that the seasonal numbers employed rise substantially during the summer season when temporary staff are engaged, for example, as guides/information officers at heritage sites.
| Grade — Established Personnel | Number | Grade — Established Personnel | Number |
| Administrative Officer | 2 | Librarian | 1 |
| Architectural Assistant Grade 1 | 38 | Maintenance Co-Ordinator | 4 |
| Architect | 24 | Ministers Driver | 2 |
| Assistant Chief Engineer | 6 | Packer & Porter | 3 |
| Assistant Chief Technical Officer | 2 | Park Superintendent Grade 1 | 1 |
| Assistant Librarian | 3 | Park Superintendent Grade 11 | 3 |
| Assistant Principal Officer | 36 | Park Superintendent Grade 111 | 3 |
| Assistant Principal Architect | 6 | Principal Officer | 14 |
| Botanist Grade 2 | 1 | Principal Architech | 1 |
| Botanist Grade 3 | 3 | Principal Engineering Draughtsman | 4 |
| Chairman | 1 | Professional Accountant Grade 1 | 2 |
| Chief Technical Officer | 3 | Professional Accountant Grade 11 | 1 |
| Cleaner | 4 | Quantity Surveyor Grade 1 | 2 |
| Clerical Officer | 122 | Quantity Surveyor Grade 11 | 4 |
| Commissioner | 2 | Senior Architect | 34 |
| Deputy Superintendent Furniture | 1 | Senior Clerk of Works | 8 |
| Director of Engineering Services | 1 | Senior Engineering Draughtsman | 1 |
| District Inspector | 26 | Senior Technical Assistant | 1 |
| District Superintendent | 1 | Services Officer | 10 |
| District Works Manager | 5 | Staff Officer | 23 |
| Engineer Grade 1 | 22 | Superintendent Furniture Branch | 2 |
| Engineer Grade 11 | 29 | Technical Assistant Furniture Branch | 1 |
| Engineer Grade 111 | 13 | Technical Officer | 2 |
| Engineering Technician Grade 1 | 12 | Valuer Grade 1 | 2 |
| Engineering Technician Grade 11 | 5 | Valuer Grade 11 | 3 |
| Executive Officer | 106 | Valuer Grade 111 | 1 |
| Head Services Officer | 1 | Visually Impaired Telephonist | 2 |
| Higher Executive Officer | 80 | Warehouse Supervisor | 1 |
| Implant Operator | 1 | Warehouseman | 2 |
| Inspector of Textiles | 2 |
| Grade — Industrial Personnel | Number |
| Apprentices | 17 |
| Area/Service Managers | 23 |
| Catering Services | 29 |
| Crafts Persons | 329 |
| Forepersons | 83 |
| General Operatives/permanent | 654 |
| Guides / permanent | 101 |
| Special Needs | 11 |
| Office Grades | 40 |
| Seasonal | |
| General Operatives / seasonal | 77 |
| Guides / seasonal | 243 |
The Boards/Bodies under the aegis of my Department are listed below. Information relating to the staffing of these organisations will be compiled and forwarded directly to the Deputy at a later date.
Board/Body Name
Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland
Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority
Financial Services Ombudsman Council
Credit Union Advisory Committee
Financial Services Consultative Consumer Panel
Financial Services Consultative Industry Panel
Investor Compensation Company Limited
National Treasury Management Agency Advisory Committee
National Development Finance Agency (NDFA)
National Pensions Reserve Fund Commission
State Claims Agency
An Post National Lottery Company
Board of the Public Appointments Service
Interim Board of the Civil Service Childcare Agency
Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal
Valuation Tribunal
Civil Service Disciplinary Appeals Board
Civil Service Arbitration Board
Independent Mediation Officer for the Civil Service Grievance Procedure
Adjudicator for Defence Forces C&A Scheme
Sealúchais Árachais Teoranta
Committee for Performance Awards
Decentralisation Implementation Committee
Expenditure Review Central Steering Committee
Review Body on Higher Remuneration
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