Written answers
Thursday, 14 April 2011
Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
Departmental Staff
5:00 pm
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 86: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff employed directly in his Department in 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010; if he will provide details regarding the numbers in each civil service grade for the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8092/11]
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The number of whole-time equivalent staff in my Department, broken down by grade, for each of the years referred to by the Deputy is set out in the following table. As well as the usual mix of administrative grades found across the Civil Service, my Department has a range of professional and technical grades and these staff have been included under the heading "other" in the table.
| Grade | Year End 2010 | Year End 2005 | Year End 2000 | Year End 1995 |
| Principal Officer and above | 9 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
| Principal Officer | 67 | 61 | 50 | 15 |
| Assistant Principal Officer | 129 | 137 | 125 | 46 |
| Higher Executive Officer/Administrative Officer | 189 | 246 | 182 | 57 |
| Executive Officer | 316 | 321 | 258 | 72 |
| Staff Officer | 25 | 154 | 69 | 33 |
| Clerical Officer | 574 | 1346 | 890 | 243 |
| Other | 505 | 707 | 511 | 285 |
| Total | 1814 | 2984 | 2095 | 755 |
The structure of my Department has changed and evolved over the years in question. Consequently, I would point out to the Deputy that the numbers and breakdown for each of the years above are not directly comparable with each other.
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 87: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of staff employed directly in his Department in 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010; if he will provide details regarding the numbers in each civil service grade for the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8085/11]
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I have set out in the following table the number by grade and rank of civil servants in the Department:
| Grade Title | Number of Staff | |||
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | |
| Secretary General | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Assistant Secretary | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Head of Corporate Services / Director | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Principal | 8 | 11 | 12.8 | 11.6 |
| Chief Technical Officer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Professional Accountant | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Assistant Principal | 25 | 25 | 30.5 | 29.7 |
| Technical Officer Grade II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Higher Executive Officer | 58 | 64.5 | 55.73 | 50.26 |
| Administrative Officer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Properties Officer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Assistant Properties Officer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Executive Officer | 58.5 | 76 | 70.35 | 68.23 |
| Examiner of Maps | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Senior Technical Assistant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Staff Officer | 30.5 | 36.5 | 28.5 | 26.9 |
| Clerical Officer | 131.5 | 163 | 142.43 | 113.3 |
| Clerical Assistant | 66 | 0Amalgamated with CO grade | 0 | 0 |
| Paperkeeper | 3 | 0Amalgamated with CO Grade | 0 | 0 |
| Storeman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Storekeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Visually Impaired Telephonists | 4 | 4 | 0Regraded as COs | 0 |
| Head Services Officer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Services Officer | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13.8 |
| Services Attendant | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Nightwatchman | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Superintendent of Cleaners | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cleaner | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 |
| Special Advisor to Minister | 1 | 1 | ||
| Press Advisor to Minister | 1 | 1 | ||
| Personal Assistant to Minister | 1 | 1 | ||
| Personal Secretary to Minister | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 435.5 | 429 | 377.31 | 332.79 |
The change and modernisation process in defence in recent years has been accompanied by a reduction in numbers of civil servants. The numbers in the Department have further reduced in 2011.
Developments in the international security and defence environment and emergency planning have resulted in very significant resource demands on the Defence organisation in this period. This has been successfully addressed within the reduced numbers.
The Department continues to seek further savings within the reduced provision while maximising services.
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