Written answers

Wednesday, 24 June 2015

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Departmental Staff Data

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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157. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of veterinary surgeons employed by his Department in each year since 2008; the reason for the decline in veterinary surgeons employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25244/15]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to veterinary staff employed by my Department is contained in the table below on a Full Time Equivalent (FTE) basis. Since 2005 my Department has been engaged in a major programme of re-organisation at all levels. This has been facilitated by changes in the schemes administered by the Department, reductions in disease levels, the advanced use of information technology and a programme of internal reviews of business units, including major reviews of the local office network, which had led to improved business processes and greater efficiency. This re-organisation also took account of the Government moratorium on recruitment and promotion in the Public Service.

In the context of ensuring effective service delivery, my Department continually reviews staffing levels in all areas of operation in the light of operational needs and overall Government policy on staffing levels.

To end of YearVeterinary FTE Staff Numbers
2008358.4
2009333
2010217.9
2011303.6
2012286.4
2013280.65
2014266.50
To End of May 2015267.70

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