Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 179: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport 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 [38332/10]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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A total of four staff in my Department retired under the Incentivised Early Retirement Scheme. The retirees were one at Principal Officer, two at Assistant Principal Officer and one at Higher Executive Officer level. It should be noted that, as per the terms of the Incentivised Early Retirement Scheme, none of the staff who availed of the scheme were replaced. Over the past number of years, a significant number of staff left the Department, many as a result of the Decentralisation programme as staff not interested in transferring to Killarney moved to other Departments and offices in Dublin. Other staff also left the Department, many to transfer to the then Department of Social and Family Affairs. In addition, the total number of staff was further reduced in line with the Department of Finance limits on staff numbers.

The detailed information, by grade, required by the Deputy in relation to the staff who left my Department (excluding those under the Incentivised Early Retirement Scheme) over the period in question is set out hereunder:

The detailed information in relation to staff who were recruited by, or transferred into, my Department over the period in question is also set out hereunder:

The numbers of promotions in the grades in question are as follows:

The Department has reduced its numbers from 175 to 157 in the period from the end of 2007. The reduction in payroll to date is of the order of €500,000. Providing this level of information in relation to the agencies under the aegis of my Department is not possible within the time available but I have asked them to provide the information directly to the Deputy.

Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 180: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff members in the Department that are working in regulation, inspection, transposition of directives, policy enforcement, health and safety and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38210/10]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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My Department is responsible for a broad, diverse and challenging agenda, from ensuring protection of our environment and heritage, to supporting infrastructural development that is of a high quality and regionally balanced, and working in partnership with local government in serving communities. The work of my Department, which includes policy and programme formulation, the development and financing of public infrastructure and a number of regulatory and inspection functions, is carried out primarily through six Divisions – Environment; Water & Natural Heritage; Built Heritage & Planning; Local Government; Housing and Corporate Services. In addition to Ministerial Offices, Met Éireann and the Local Government Audit Service also form part of the Department. Staff employed throughout my Department may be engaged in a number of functions at any given time in support of the work of the Department, and as such it is not practicable to give the breakdown sought in the question.

The table below outlines the number of staff in Full Time Equivalents (FTE) that are working in each Division in my Department.

In addition, there are on average 109 industrial staff in the National Parks and Wildlife Service in regional locations.