Noel Rock (Dublin North West, Fine Gael)
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75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of principal officer grade positions in the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42679/17]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The latest reconciled figures relating to end-Q2 2017 are that there were 771 serving Principal Officers at end June 2017 (in full-time equivalent or FTE terms), made up of 472 FTEs serving at PO standard, and 299 FTEs serving at PO higher.

Noel Rock (Dublin North West, Fine Gael)
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76. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of Secretary General, Deputy Secretary, Assistant Secretary and Principal (Higher) Officer grade positions in the Civil Service respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42680/17]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy on the numbers of personnel serving in particular senior grades in the Civil Service is set out in the table below (in full-time equivalent or FTE terms). 

Noel Rock (Dublin North West, Fine Gael)
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77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of positions above Principal Officer grade in the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42681/17]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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On the basis of the latest reconciled data which relates to end-Q2 2017, there were a total of 269 (full-time equivalent) personnel serving in grades above Principal Officer in the Civil Service.  These include officers in the grades of Secretary General, Second Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Second Secretary, plus officers serving in positions equivalent to these grades, for example Chief Parliamentary Counsel (equivalent to Secretary General), or Chief Medical Officer (equivalent to Deputy Secretary).