Written answers
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
Departmental Staff
9:00 pm
Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 263: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a breakdown of the number of staff and staff grades employed in each division of his Department and in State agencies under the remit of his Department , following efficiencies made by his Department in the current year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38023/10]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The functions of my Department are divided into 5 main areas as listed in the Table below. The table provides a breakdown of staff by grade in each of these areas, as requested by the Deputy. Staffing in the bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the bodies themselves as part of their day-to-day activities.
| FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STAFF NUMBERS BY GRADE IN EACH OF THE 5 AREAS OF THEDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD | |||||
| GRADE | AGRICULTURAL PAYMENTS | CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT* | FISHERIES | FOOD SAFETY & PRODUCTION | POLICY DEVELOPMENT |
| Advisory Counsel Grade 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Agricultural Inspector | 20 | 6 | - | 51.2 | - |
| Administrative Officer | 1 | 13.6 | - | 2 | 6 |
| Area Superintendent | 5 | 3 | - | 7 | - |
| Assistant Secretary | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Ass. Agric. Inspector | 41.6 | 2 | 59.2 | 1 |
*Includes staff dealing with Accommodation, Accounts, Agricultural Appeals, Finance, Health & Safety, IMT, Legal Services, Management Services, Ministers' Offices and Personnel.
| GRADE | AGRICULTURAL PAYMENTS | CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT* | FISHERIES | FOOD SAFETY & PRODUCTION | POLICY DEVELOPMENT |
| Assistant Principal | 16.7 | 53.9 | 2 | 22 | 29.1 |
| Chemist | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Chief Inspector | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Chief Technologist | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Chief Veterinary Officer | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Civilian Driver | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Cleaner | - | 13.6 | - | 1.8 | - |
| Cleaner – Part Time | - | 7 | - | 1 | - |
| Clerical Officer | 309 | 172.6 | 17.6 | 388.4 | 48.9 |
| Craftsman | - | - | 5.5 | 2 | - |
| Dairy Produce Officer | - | - | - | 5 | - |
| Deputy Chief Technologist | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| Director of Laboratories | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| District Superintendent | 53.6 | 1 | 1 | 46 | - |
| Dublin Gen. Operative Band 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Dublin Gen. Operative Band 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Engineer Grade 1 – Civil | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Engineer Grade 2 – Civil | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Engineer Grade 3 - Civil | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Executive Officer | 119.2 | 167.4 | 16.1 | 93.2 | 40.8 |
* Includes staff dealing with Accommodation, Accounts, Agricultural Appeals, Finance, Health & Safety, IMT, Legal Services, Management Services, Ministers' Offices and Personnel.
| GRADE | AGRICULTURAL PAYMENTS | CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT* | FISHERIES | FOOD SAFETY & PRODUCTION | POLICY DEVELOPMENT |
| First Assistant Solicitor | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Forestry Insp. – Grade 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Forestry Insp. – Grade 2 | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| Forestry Insp. – Grade 3 | 16 | - | - | 0.8 | - |
| General Operative | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Head Laboratory Attendant | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Head Services Officer | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Head of Agricultural Labs. | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Harbour Constable | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Harbour Master | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Higher Exec. Officer | 52 | 114.2 | 9 | 41 | 34 |
| Higher Legal Executive | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Higher Seed Analyst | - | - | - | 3.8 | - |
| Industrial Foreman | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Insp. Eng. & Fisheries | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Laboratory Attendant Ag&Mar | - | 1 | - | 29 | - |
| Laboratory Analyst | - | - | - | 60.3 | - |
| Librarian | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Inspector - Grade 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Inspector – Grade 2 | 5 | - | - | 1.8 | - |
| Parliamentary Assistant | - | 1 | - | - | - |
* Includes staff dealing with Accommodation, Accounts, Agricultural Appeals, Finance, Health & Safety, IMT, Legal Services, Management Services, Ministers' Offices and Personnel.
| GRADE | AGRICULTURAL PAYMENTS | CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT* | FISHERIES | FOOD SAFETY & DEVELOPMENT | POLICY DEVELOPMENT |
| Personal Assistant | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Personal Secretary | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Poultry Officer | - | - | - | 5 | - |
| Principal Officer | 4.6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Principal Legal Executive | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Professional Accountant – Gr. 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Quality Manager | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| Research Officer | - | - | - | 19.2 | - |
| Rural Gen. Operative Band 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - |
| Rural Gen. Operative Band 2 | - | - | 4 | 17.5 | - |
| Rural Gen. Op. Band 3 | - | 0.8 | 15 | 4 | - |
| Secretarial Assistant | - | 1.6 | - | - | - |
| Secretary General | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Seed Analyst | - | 1 | - | 10 | - |
| Senior Auditor | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Senior Dairy Produce Officer | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Senior Inspector | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | - |
| Senior Laboratory Analyst | - | - | - | 41.9 | - |
| Senior Research Officer | - | - | - | 9.8 | - |
| Senior Seed Analyst | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Senior Serological Assistant | - | - | - | 1 | - |
· Includes staff dealing with Accommodation, Accounts, Agricultural Appeals, Finance, Health & Safety, IMT, Legal Services, Management Services, Ministers' Offices and Personnel.
| GRADE | AGRICUL-TURAL PAYMENTS | CORPOR-ATE DEVEL-OPMENT* | FISH-ERIES | FOOD SAFETY & PRODUC-TION | POLICY DEVELOP-MENT |
| Senior Super. Vet. Inspector | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Senior Surveyor | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Serological Assistant | - | - | - | 32.1 | - |
| Services Attendant | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| Services Officer | 2 | 35 | - | 2 | - |
| Staff Officer | 17.8 | 10.9 | 3.5 | 46.7 | 3.8 |
| Superintendent Sen. Research Officer | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| Superintendent Surveyor | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Superintending Vet. Inspector | - | - | - | 49 | 1 |
| Super. Serological Assistant | - | - | - | 9.6 | - |
| Supervisory Ag. Officer | 88 | - | - | 159.5 | 1 |
| Technical Ag. Officer | 194.5 | - | - | 289.8 | - |
| Technical Grades – level 4 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Veterinary Inspector | 1 | - | - | 204.5 | - |
| Telephonist | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| TOTAL FTE | 971 | 643.6 | 114.7 | 1,766.1 | 177.6 |
*Includes staff dealing with Accommodation, Accounts, Agricultural Appeals, Finance, Health & Safety, IMT, Legal Services, Management Services, Ministers' Offices and Personnel.
John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 264: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of persons employed on temporary contract and cost to his Department and any agencies under his Department for same in tabular form for 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38125/10]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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| Year | No. of persons employed on temporary contract | Cost - € |
| 2008 | 310 | 3,268,584.54 |
| 2009 | 134 | 1,848,922.88 |
The above figures include 13 student placements over the two years in question as a result of long standing arrangements with various 3rd level institutions.
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