Written answers

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Department of Social Protection

Departmental Staff Recruitment

Photo of Tommy BroughanTommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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167. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of new appointments made in her Department and those under her remit since March 2011 to date in 2014, with a breakdown of the grade to which they were appointed during the period. [35126/14]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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As the Deputy will be aware there is currently a moratorium on recruitment across the civil and public service. Also, like all other Government Departments, the Department has to operate within an employment control framework (ECF) target determined by the Minster for Public Expenditure and Reform. Therefore, the only source available to the Department to fill critical vacancies is from redeployment and transfer of staff from other Government Departments and the wider Public Service.

As an exemption to the moratorium the Department received sanction to recruit externally to appoint Medical Assessors. In addition, a small number of Tánaiste and Minister of State’s Office staff appointed to the Department are classified as new entrants.

Tables 1 – 4 detail the permanent staff (posts) appointed to the Department and the Agencies for the years 2011 to 2014.

TABLE 1: EXTERNAL PERMANENT STAFF APPOINTED TO DSP

CategoryGrade2011201220132014Total
Transfers &ASEC **1.001.002.000.004.00
RedeploymentPO3.001.001.000.005.00
Medical Assessor0.000.000.000.000.00
AP6.603.004.000.0013.60
AO2.000.000.000.002.00
HEO23.339.004.001.0037.33
EO52.1352.0016.001.00121.13
SO7.8014.105.001.0027.90
CO68.2094.5315.0018.90196.63
SVO1.003.000.000.004.00
Tanaiste’s Special Advisor0.000.000.002.002.00
Tanaiste’s Personal Assistant0.000.000.001.001.00
Minister’s Personal Secretary1.000.000.000.001.00
Min of State Personal Assistant0.000.000.001.001.00
Min of State Personal Secretary0.000.000.001.001.00
Total166.06177.6347.0026.90417.59
New EntrantsMedical Assessor3.003.005.005.6016.60
Minister’s Special Advisor2.000.001.000.003.00
Minister's Personal Assistant1.000.000.000.001.00
Minister's Personal Secretary0.001.000.000.001.00
Minister’s Civilian Driver2.000.000.000.002.00
Min of State Civilian Driver0.000.000.002.002.00
Total8.004.006.007.6025.60
Grand Total174.06181.6353.0034.50443.19




** 1 A/Sec appointed in 2012, and 1 A/Sec appointed in 2013, both transferred in following promotion competition

TABLE 2: PERMANENT STAFF APPOINTED TO CITIZENS INFORMATION BOARD
CategoryGrade2011201220132014Total
Transfers &PO0.001.000.000.001.00
Redeployment
Total0.001.000.000.001.00




TABLE 3: PERMANENT STAFF APPOINTED TO PENSIONS AUTHORITY
CategoryGrade2011201220132014Total
New EntrantsPO1.000.000.000.001.00
AP3.000.001.000.004.00
HEO1.003.000.000.004.00
EO2.001.000.000.003.00
CO3.002.002.005.0012.00
Total10.006.003.005.0024.00




TABLE 4: PERMANENT STAFF APPOINTED TO PENSIONS
CategoryGrade2011201220132014Total
Transfers &PO1.000.000.000.001.00
RedeploymentsAP0.000.000.000.000.00
HEO1.001.000.000.002.00
EO0.000.000.000.000.00
CO0.000.000.000.000.00
Total2.001.000.000.003.00

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