Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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160. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated full-year cost of recruiting five additional full-time professional accountants grade 1 and two additional full-time solicitors for the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement. [43411/21]

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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In preparation for the establishment of the Corporate Enforcement Authority my Department sanctioned 14 additional staff at civil service grades. This was based on assessment of the new Authority's staffing needs by the Director of Corporate Enforcement. It represents a 35% increase in civil service staff. These additional posts will ensure that the Authority is adequately equipped to assume the additional responsibilities that accompany Agency status and to further enhance its investigative capacity.

A number of key senior positions have recently been advertised. These positions include a Director of Governance & Support Operations, Director of Finance & ICT and Director of Legal. A new position of Digital Forensics Manager has also been advertised.

The minimum estimated full-year cost of recruiting five additional full-time Professional Accountants Grade 1 and two additional full-time Solicitors for the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement is €500,914.

This estimate is calculated using the first point of the salary scale for Professional Accountants Grade 1 of €72,578 and the first point on the salary scale for Assistant Principal Officers of €69,012 which is the grade equivalent to a Solicitor in the ODCE.