Seán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 46: To ask the Taoiseach the number and the grade of staff in the Offices of the Director of Public Prosecution, the Chief State Solicitor and the Attorney General; and the number of vacancies by rank in each of these offices. [6741/11]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The number of staff serving in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions at 1 April 2011 was 195. The Office is carrying six vacancies.

The number of staff serving in the Chief State Solicitor's Office at 1 April 2011 was 219.43. The Office is carring four vacancies.

The number of staff in the Office of the Attorney General (which includes the Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel to the Government) at 1 April 2011 was 122.8. The Office is carrying three vacancies.

A breakdown of the numbers serving and vacancies in each Office by grade is set out below.

Director of Public Prosecutions: Numbers serving (vacancies)

1 Director of Public Prosecutions

1 Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions

1 Head of Directing Division

1 Chief Prosecution Solicitor

1 Deputy Chief Prosecution Solicitor

3 Professional Officer Grade II

13 Professional Officer Grade III

9 Professional Officer Grade IV

5 Principal Prosecution Solicitor

1 Head of Prosecution Policy Unit

9 Senior Prosecution Solicitor

40 Prosecution Solicitor (plus two vacancies)

1 Principal Legal Executive

0 Deputy Principal Legal Executive (one vacancy)

4 Assistant Principal Legal Executive

4 Higher Legal Executive

7 Legal Executive

1 Trainee Law Clerk

1 Legal Research Officer (plus two vacancies)

1 Law Librarian

1 Assistant Librarian

1 Principal Officer

6 Assistant Principal

11 Higher Executive Officer

10 Executive Officer

6 Staff Officer

46 Clerical Officer (plus one vacancy)

4 Services Officer

6 Contract Prosecution Solicitors

Chief State Solicitor's Office: Numbers serving (vacancies)

1 Chief State Solicitor

4 Assistant Chief State Solicitor (plus one vacancy)

10.8 Deputy Assistant Chief State Solicitor

12.6 Principal Solicitor

69.6 State Solicitor

5 State Solicitor (Contract)

0 Legal Cost Control Officer (one vacancy)

1 Principal Legal Executive

1 Deputy Principal Legal Executive

5.5 Assistant Principal Legal Executive

8.83 Higher Legal Executive

11.5 Legal Executive (plus two vacancies)

1 Principal Officer

3.8 Assistant Principal Officer

1 Accountant

6 Higher Executive Officer

1 Librarian

11.8 Executive Officer

9.2 Staff Officer

49.8 Clerical Officer

4 Services Officer

1 Cleaner

Office of the Attorney General: Numbers serving (vacancies)

1 Director General

1 Chief Parliamentary Counsel

1 Co-ordinator of EU and ECHR Law

1 First Parliamentary Counsel

1 Deputy Director General

5 Advisory Counsel Grade I (plus one vacancy)

4 Parliamentary Counsel

14.4 Advisory Counsel Grade II

7 Assistant Parliamentary Counsel Grade I

1 Principal Officer

9.6 Advisory Counsel Grade III

13.8 Parliamentary Counsel Grade II

6 Assistant Principal Officers

9 Higher Executive Officers

9 Executive Officers

4 Staff Officers

28.7 Clerical Officers (plus two vacancies)

1 Special Adviser to the Attorney

1 Personal Assistant to the Attorney

4 Legal Researchers

0.3 Canteen Operative