Written answers

Thursday, 21 October 2010

Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Departmental Staff

5:00 pm

Photo of Róisín ShortallRóisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 209: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of public servants who have left under the incentivised early retirement scheme with details of grades; the number of public servants who left for other reasons with details of grades; the number of new staff recruited with details of grades; the number of promotions with details of grades; the net savings arising from the staff leaving over and above those recruited and promoted and to provide a breakdown of each of these figures for years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 [38321/10]

Photo of Pat CareyPat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I assume the Deputy is referring to the number of civil servants who have left my Department in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010.

A total of 44 staff left my Department during this period and the details requested by the Deputy are set out in Table 1 below. As requested a break down of these departures by reason for departure and grade is set out in Table 1 below. It should also be noted that during the period in question a further 8 staff have left my Department on career breaks. However, in line with the terms and conditions of their career breaks, these individuals will be free to return to the public service.

Table 1

YEARISER (introduced 2009)RetiredResignedEndContractSocialWelfareLevy*Total
2008N/A1 EO1 HEO1 Service Officer3 Placenames Officers06
20091 Assistant Secretary3 APs1 EO1 CO1 Inspector1 Sec Gen1 Director (NACD)1 Researcher1 Director NDST1 HEO3 APs (NACD)1 CO1 EOs3 HEOs1 APs21
20101 PO2 APs1 HEO1 Service Officer1 HousingInspector1 Special Advisor1 Media Advisor3 Personal Secretaries2 Personal Assistants1 Service Officer1 Translator Grade 22 Civilian Drivers17

* Staff leaving under this scheme transferred to the Department of Social Protection

In relation to the Deputy's query regarding new staff recruited and promotions during this period, the information requested is reflected in Table 2 below.

Table 2

YearRecruitmentsPromotions (to Grade)
20081 Services Officers6 Clerical Officers1 Executive Officers1 Principal Officer2 Assistant Principal Officer1 Principal Officer6 Assistant Principal Officers6 Higher Executive Officers4 Executive Officers1 Clerical Officers1 Senior Inspector
20091 Director Translations1 Higher Executive Officer1 Staff Officer
20101 Secretary General2 Personal Assistants2 Special Advisors4 Personal Secretaries1 Translator Grade 24 Translators Grade 32 Civilian Drivers1 Assistant Secretary1 Researcher
Total3120

Savings arising from the non replacement of officers leaving under the Incentives Scheme for Early Retirement (ISER) were approximately €41,000 in 2009 and €617,000 in 2010 while the savings as a result of staff availing of the Incentivised Career Break Scheme were approximately €58,000 in 2009 and €157,000 in 2010. In keeping with the moratorium on recruitment and promotion introduced in March 2009 no staff were recruited or promoted to fill vacancies arising from the departure of these staff for the avoidance of doubt, it should be noted that the figures in Tables 1 & 2 above do not reflect staff changes arising from the operation of the Central Applications Facility (CAF) nor the transfer of staff into my Department following its reconfiguration as the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs.

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