Written answers
Thursday, 14 April 2011
Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
Departmental Staff
5:00 pm
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 95: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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. [8082/11]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Details of the overall (full-time equivalent) staffing levels in my Department at the end of the years referred to by the Deputy are as in Table 1 below:
| Table 1 – Overall Staffing Levels at end 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010 | |
| End-Year | Overall Staff Numbers (FTEs) |
| 1995 | 4,004 |
| 2000 | 4,571 |
| 2005 | 4,441 |
| 2010 | 3,632 |
Table 2 provides a breakdown by grade of the full-time equivalent staffing numbers in my Department at the end -2005 and end- 2010. It was not possible to compile corresponding data in respect of 1995 and 2000 within the time available. It should be noted that the Department's functions have been amended occasionally since 1995 - most recently in 2007 when some fisheries functions and a corresponding 189 staff were added to the Department's remit.
| Table 2: FTE Staff by grade in DAFF at end-2005 and end-2010 | ||
| 2005 | 2010 | |
| GRADE DESCRIPTION | FTE | FTE |
| Advisory Counsel Grade 3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Acting Harbourmaster | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Agricultural Inspector | 86.1 | 75.5 |
| Administrative Officer | 11.0 | 22.7 |
| Area Superintendent | 21.0 | 14.0 |
| Asst Agricultural Insp Agric | 81.6 | 103.2 |
| Asst Librarian | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Asst Principal | 115.7 | 123.5 |
| Asst Secretary | 9.0 | 6.0 |
| Chargehand | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Chemist | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Chief Analyst | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Chief Inspector Agric | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Chief Veterinary Officer | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Civilian Driver | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Cleaner | 23.0 | 16.8 |
| Cleaner Part- Time | 14.0 | 9.0 |
| Clerical Off | 1298.0 | 935.9 |
| Craftsman | 0.0 | 6.5 |
| Dairy Produce Officer | 10.0 | 4.0 |
| Deputy Chief Analyst | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Deputy Chief Inspector | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Deputy Chief Veterinary Off | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Deputy Director Vet. Research Labs. | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Director Of Laboratories | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| District Superintendent | 120.6 | 98.6 |
| Driver Tester | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| Eng Grade 1 Civil | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Engineer Grade 2 Civil | 0.0 | 5.9 |
| Engineer Grade 3 Civil | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| Executive Officer | 486.5 | 440.0 |
| Farm Foreman | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Table 2: FTE Staff by grade in DAFF at end-2005 and end-2010 (contd.) | ||
| 2005 | 2010 | |
| Farm Worker | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| First Asst Solicitor Agric | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Forestry Inspector Grade 1 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| Forestry Inspector Grade 2 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Forestry Inspector Grade 3 | 19.0 | 16.0 |
| General Operative | 5.0 | 28.8 |
| Harbour Constable | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Harbour Master | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Head Laboratory Attendant | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Head Services Officer | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Higher Executive Officer | 262.9 | 249.6 |
| Higher Seed Analyst | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Industrial Foreman | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| Inspector & Eng Fishery | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Inspector Grade 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Inspector Grade 2 | 19.0 | 5.8 |
| Laboratory Technician/Analyst | 56.9 | 60.0 |
| Laboratory Attendant Ag&Mar | 34.0 | 29.0 |
| Librarian | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Lorry Driver | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Poultry Officer | 7.0 | 4.0 |
| Principal | 33.0 | 32.0 |
| Professional Accountant Grade 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Quality Manager | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Research Officer | 19.0 | 20.4 |
| Secretarial Assistant (Non Contract) | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Secretary General Agriculture | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Seed Analyst | 13.6 | 12.3 |
| Senior Auditor | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Senior Dairy Produce Officer | 6.0 | 2.0 |
| Senior Inspector | 17.0 | 12.0 |
| Senior Laboratory Analyst | 44.9 | 41.9 |
| Senior Lab Tech Class 1 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Senior Legal Clerk | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Table 2: FTE Staff by grade in DAFF at end-2005 and end-2010 (contd.) | ||
| 2005 | 2010 | |
| Senior Research Officer | 15.6 | 9.8 |
| Senior Seed Analyst | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Senior Serological Assistant | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Senior Superintend Vet Insp | 11.0 | 9.0 |
| Senior Surveyor | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Serological Assistant | 32.1 | 30.3 |
| Services Attendant | 7.0 | 5.0 |
| Services Officer | 41.8 | 36.5 |
| Staff Officer | 188.1 | 81.2 |
| Stockman | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Superinten Sen Research Off | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Superintendent Surveyor | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Superintending Vet Insp | 53.0 | 47.0 |
| Supervising Poultry Officer | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Supervising Serological Asst | 11.0 | 8.8 |
| Supervisory Agric Off | 290.3 | 242.5 |
| Technical Agricultural Off | 658.2 | 472.3 |
| Technical Grades Level 4 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| Temporary Ass. Harbourmaster | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Tractor Driver | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Veterinary Inspector | 229.9 | 203.5 |
| 4441.4 | 3631.7 |
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