Written answers
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Public Sector Staff Recruitment
Seán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour)
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288. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of requests his Department received from the Department of Foreign Affairs in the years 2013 and 2014 for permission to employ additional staff; the job title of staff it sought to employ; the number of requests that were approved, pending or refused in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12934/15]
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The following is a list detailing the sanctions for additional staff conveyed to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 2013 and 2014.
| Table 1 - Additional Posts Sanctioned for Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 2013 and 2014 | - | - | |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - |
| Exception Sought | Grade | Exceptions Granted | Sanction Date |
| - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | - | - | - |
| Staffing for new Diplomatic Missions | 1 Counsellor, 3 First Secretaries, 5 Third Secretaries, 18 local staff | 27 | 10-Feb-14 |
| Staff for Premium Passport Application Service | 6 TCOs,1 Acting Up CO to EO for 6 months. | 7 | 11-Mar-14 |
| Sanction for 2 Service Officers for Clonmel House | 2 Service Officers | 2 | 01-May-14 |
| Staff for Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade re Ministerial Appointments for 31st Dail | 2 Special Advisors, 1 Personal Assistant, 1 Personal Secretary, I Civilian Driver | 5 | 16-Jul-14 |
| Staff for Minister of State, Jimmy Deenihan | 1 Personal Assistant, 1 Personal Secretary, 2 Civilian Drivers, 1 TCO | 5 | 23-Jul-14 |
| Staff for Minister of State, Sean Sherlock | 1 Personal Assistant, 1 Personal Secretary, 2 Civilian Drivers | 4 | 23-Jul-14 |
| Second Civilian Driver for Minister Flanagan | 1 Civilian Driver | 1 | 23-Jul-14 |
| Staff for Minister of State Dara Murphy | 1 Personal Assistant, 1 Personal Secretary, 1 Civilian Driver | 3 | 23-Jul-14 |
| Second Civilian Driver for Dara Murphy | 1 Civilian Driver | 1 | 28-Jul-14 |
| One Third Secretary to cover exceptional need | 1 Third Secretary | 1 | 26-Sep-14 |
| Special Adviser to MOS Dara Murphy | Special Adviser | 1 | 06-Oct-14 |
| Passport Service TCOs for 2015 season | Temporary Clerical Officers | 169 | 26-Nov-14 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | - | - | - |
| Personal Assistant to Minister of State Paschal Donohoe | Personal Assistant | 1 | 16-Jul-13 |
| Personal Secretary to Minister of State Paschal Donohoe | Personal Secretary | 1 | 16-Jul-13 |
| Civilian Driver for Minister of State Paschal Donohoe | Civilian Driver | 1 | 28-Aug-13 |
| Civilian Driver for Minister of State Paschal Donohoe | Civilian Driver | 1 | 16-Oct-13 |
| 163 Temporary Clerical Officers for Passport Office | 163 TCO | 163 | 16-Dec-13 |
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