Written answers
Tuesday, 15 October 2019
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Departmental Staff Data
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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166. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of full-time and part-time civil servants his Department has recruited by grade in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of full-time and part-time civil servants his Department has lost due to retirement by grade in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41823/19]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below.
Recruitment
| Year | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clerical Officer | 82 | 64 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 216 |
| Staff Officer | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Executive Officer | 49 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 122 |
| Administrative Officer | 21 | 29 | 38 | 37 | 16 | 21 | 162 |
| Higher Executive Officer | 43 | 25 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 117 |
| Assistant Principal | 34 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 106 |
| Principal Officer | 10 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 33 |
| Assistant Secretary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Deputy Secretary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Secretary General | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 246 | 180 | 103 | 92 | 86 | 67 | 774 |
Retirements
| Year | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clerical Officer | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Staff Officer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Executive Officer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Administrative Officer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Higher Executive Officer | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Assistant Principal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| Principal Officer | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Assistant Secretary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deputy Secretary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Secretary General | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 50 |
All recruitment to my Department is carefully considered in terms of staffing requirements and approved operating budgets.
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