Written answers
Thursday, 14 April 2011
Department of Social Protection
Departmental Staff
5:00 pm
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 70: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff employed directly in her Department in 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010; if she will provide details regarding the numbers in each Civil Service grade for the same years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8093/11]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The number of full-time equivalent posts filled in the Department at 1 January 1995, 1 January 2000, 1 January 2005 and 1 January 2010 is broken down, by grade, in the following table:
Breakdown, by grade, of full-time equivalent posts filled in the Department of Social Protection
Grade | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
Secretary General | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Deputy Secretary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Assistant Secretary | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Chief Appeals Officer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Deputy Chief Appeals Officer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Chief Medical Advisor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Deputy Chief Medical Advisor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Principal | 43 | 61 | 64.8 | 64.8 |
Assistant Principal | 181.5 | 182 | 212.5 | 201.2 |
Administrative Officer | 2 | 8 | 10 | 11.8 |
Higher Executive Officer | 521.5 | 557 | 612.6 | 620.1 |
Executive Officer | 572.5 | 722.5 | 728.6 | 831.3 |
Staff Officer | 450 | 421.5 | 453.6 | 568.8 |
Clerical Officer | 1359.5 | 1397 | 2059 | 2309.2 |
Clerical Assistant | 981.5 | 619 | - | - |
Visually Impaired Telephonist | 10 | 12.5 | - | - |
Paperkeeper | 27 | 25 | - | - |
Services Grades | 142 | 134 | 132.3 | 117 |
Total | 4300.5 | 4150.5 | 4285.4 | 4733.2 |
Family Mediation Service | ||||
Service Co-ordinator | 1 | |||
Area Co-ordinator | 4 | |||
Mediator | 5 |
It should be noted that (i) following the Civil Public and Services Union restructuring agreement, the grades of Paperkeeper, Visually Impaired Telephonist, Clerical Assistant and Clerical Officer were amalgamated to a new Clerical Officer grade; (ii) prior to the establishment of the Family Support Agency in May 2003 the staff of the Family Mediation Service were members of staff in this Department; (iii) the figures provided for principals include the Department's directors and medical assessors; and (iv) the Assistant Principal figures include the Department's professional accountants.
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