Written answers
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Department of Defence
Departmental Appointments
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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544. To ask the Minister for Defence the total number of new appointments made in his Department and those under his remit since March 2011 to date in 2014, with a breakdown of the grade to which they were appointed during the period. [35118/14]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Defence Organisation includes civil servants, military personnel and civilian employees.
The tables below show the total number of new appointments made from March 2011 to date in 2014. The new appointments listed below include the filling of vacancies through open external competitions.
Civil Service Staff of the Department
| Grade | 01/03/2011 – 31/12/2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 01/01/2014 – 12/09/2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary General | Nil | Nil | 1 | Nil |
| Services Officers | Nil | 2 | Nil | Nil |
| Personal Assistant to Minister Shatter | 1* | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Civilian Driver | 2* | 1* | Nil | Nil |
*Temporary positions in the Civil Service on a fixed term basis.
Civilian Employees attached to Military Installations
| Grade | 01/03/2011 – 31/12/2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 01/01/2014 – 12/09/2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archivist | Nil | 1* | Nil | Nil |
| Craft Worker | 2* | 4 | Nil | 4 |
| Management Information Framework Administration Officers | Nil | Nil | Nil | 2 |
| Senior Pharmaceutical Technician | Nil | Nil | Nil | 1 |
| Social Worker (Principal) | Nil | 1 | Nil | Nil |
| Social Worker | Nil | Nil | 1* | 2 |
| Storekeeper Clerk | Nil | 4 | Nil | Nil |
*Temporary fixed term contracts
Defence Forces Personnel
| Grade | 01/03/2011 – 31/12/2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 01/01/2014 – 12/09/2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | Nil | 20 | 7 | Nil |
| Private | 476 | 566 | 353 | 254 |
| Corporal | Nil | 8 | 9 | Nil |
| Cadet | 31 | 37 | 34 | Nil |
| Captain | Nil | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Colonel | Nil | 1 | Nil | Nil |
In addition to the appointments to the Defence Organisation listed above, the President appointed an Ombudsman for the Defence Forces in 2012 on the recommendation of the Government. The person appointed to the post serves on a part-time basis.
All of the above appointments were made in accordance with Department of Public Expenditure & Reform guidelines.
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