Written answers
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
Department of An Taoiseach
Departmental Staff Data
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
123. To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff assigned in his Department to the press office, public relations or communications roles in each year since 2015; and the positions by staffing grade and designated role and for each new position when it came into existence. [11984/18]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
Details of staff assigned in my Department to the Government Press Office, public relations or communications roles as at 31December in 2015, 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018 are set out in the following tables:
31 December 2015
| Position/Grade | No. | |
|---|---|---|
| Government Press Office | ||
| Politically appointed staff | ||
| Government Press Secretary | 1 | |
| Deputy Government Press Secretary | 1 | |
| Assistant Government Press Secretary | 1 | |
| Civil servants | ||
| Press Officer - Assistant Principal | 1 | |
| Press Officer- Higher Executive Officer | 3 | |
| Press Officer - Administrative Officer | 1 | |
| Clerical Officer | 1 | |
| Government Information Service/MerrionStreet.ie | ||
| Assistant Principal | 1 | |
| Executive Officer | 4 | |
| Economic Division – Communications on Action Plan for Jobs | ||
| Assistant Principal | 1 | |
| Higher Executive Officer | 1 | |
| Total | 16 |
31 December 2016
| Position/Grade | No. | |
|---|---|---|
| Government Press Office | ||
| Politically appointed staff | ||
| Government Press Secretary | 1 | |
| Deputy Government Press Secretary | 1 | |
| Assistant Government Press Secretary | 1 | |
| Civil servants | ||
| Press Officer - Assistant Principal | 1 | |
| Press Officer- Higher Executive Officer | 4 | |
| Clerical Officer | 1 | |
| Government Information Service/MerrionStreet.ie | ||
| Assistant Principal | 1 | |
| Executive Officer | 2 | |
| Executive Officer - vacancy | 2 | |
| Economic Division – Communications on Action Plan for Jobs | ||
| Higher Executive Officer | 1 | |
| International, EU & Nth Ireland Division - Communications on Brexit | ||
| Assistant Principal | 1 | |
| Total | 16 |
31 December 2017
| Position/Grade | No. | |
|---|---|---|
| Government Press Office | ||
| Politically appointed staff | ||
| Government Press Secretary | 1 | |
| Deputy Government Press Secretary | 1 | |
| Assistant Government Press Secretary | 1 | |
| Civil servants | ||
| Press Officer - Assistant Principal | 1 | |
| Press Officer- Higher Executive Officer | 4 | |
| Clerical Officer | 1 | |
| Strategic Communications Unit | ||
| Director - Assistant Secretary | 1 | |
| Assistant Principal Officer | 4 | |
| Administrative Officer | 3 | |
| Higher Executive Officer | 2 | |
| Executive Officer | 2 | |
| Clerical Officer | 1 | |
| Total | 22 |
21 March 2018
| Position/Grade | No. | |
|---|---|---|
| Government Press Office | ||
| Politically appointed staff | ||
| Government Press Secretary | 1 | |
| Deputy Government Press Secretary | 1 | |
| Assistant Government Press Secretary | 1 | |
| Civil servants | ||
| Press Officer - Assistant Principal | 1 | |
| Press Officer- Higher Executive Officer | 4 | |
| Clerical Officer | 1 | |
| Strategic Communications Unit | ||
| Director - Assistant Secretary | 1 | |
| Principal Officer | 1 | |
| Assistant Principal Officer | 4 | |
| Administrative Officer | 3 | |
| Higher Executive Officer | 2 | |
| Executive Officer | 4 | |
| Total | 24 |
No comments