Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff currently employed by his Department; the current annual salary of the highest and second highest paid persons respectively, employed by his Department; and the various pay scales for persons working in his Department. [12479/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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There were 1,460 (1,410.10 FTE) staff serving in my Department at the end of January 2022. These staff serve across 131 individual grades (75 generic grades), and range from the traditional civil service administrative grades to a mix of Professional & Technical and Industrial grades. The grades are listed below in within their respective grade level/equivalent. Using the grade codes listed below, the annual remuneration for each grade can be viewed on the Civil Service Payscales website at the following link - civilservicepayscales.per.gov.ie/. The Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General grades and equivalents are the highest paid staff in the Department.