Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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446. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the estimated full-year cost of recruiting four additional full-time senior analyst investigators at the higher executive officer grade for the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. [8779/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Department is in ongoing and regular contact with the CCPC on various matters relating to its ability to carry out its mandate.  This includes the matter of resources.  I am satisfied that the CCPC has sufficient sanctioned resources to operate effectively at this point in time.  As matters, such as Brexit, evolve, the resources of the CCPC will be looked at again to ensure that it can continue to operate effectively and meet all its statutory obligations.

If the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission were to recruit four additional senior analyst specialists at HEO level,the full year pay cost of this would be €324,732 (€81,183 per position), based on the midpoint of the most recent pay circular 17/ 2019, which includes employers PRSI, pension costs and overheads accrued.