Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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To ask the Taoiseach the number of promotions made in his Department to principal officer higher scale, principal officer standard scale, assistant principal officer higher scale, assistant principal officer standard scale, higher executive officer scale, executive officer scale and staff officer scale; the total for all of his Department; if he will provide a breakdown for 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51027/12]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Since January 2009 the number of staff in my Department has reduced from 211 (wte) to 198 (wte), i.e. 6% reduction. The number of staff will further reduce substantially at the end of the EU Presidency when a number of temporary staff will no longer be employed. My Department's budget has reduced by 28% since 2009.

There were few promotions to higher grades in my Department since the introduction of the moratorium by the Government with effect from 27 March 2009. The breakdown of these promotions is set out in the tables below.

Year: 2009

Year: 2010

Year: 2011

No promotions took place in my Department to the grades of Principal Officer, Assistant Principal Officer, Higher Executive Officer, Executive Officer or Staff Officer.

Year: 2012

There were a number of up-grading to higher scales in line with the terms of agreements between the various unions representing the staff in my Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Full details are set out in the tables below. Staff Officer grade is only at standard scale, higher scales does not apply to this grade. No up-grading to higher scales took place in my Department in 2009 and 2010.

Year: 2011

Year: 2012