Written answers
Tuesday, 31 May 2022
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Departmental Staff
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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324. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff employed in his Department by gender and by civil service salary scale in tabular form. [27597/22]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The number of staff employed in the Department of Foreign Affairs as of 30th April 2022 is detailed below. Civil Service pay scales apply to all staff employed in my Department as set out in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's most recent pay circular published on www.gov.ie.
In addition, I have also provided the number of staff employed in Ireland's network of missions overseas.
| Grade | Female | Male | Undisclosed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Secretary & Higher | 8 | 21 | 0 | 29 |
| Principal Officer & Equivalent | 61 | 77 | 0 | 138 |
| Assistant Principal Officer & Equivalent | 166 | 178 | 0 | 344 |
| Higher Executive Officer & Equivalent | 65 | 55 | 0 | 120 |
| Administrative Officer & Equivalent | 108 | 99 | 0 | 207 |
| Executive Officer | 142 | 87 | 0 | 229 |
| Clerical Officer | 384 | 186 | 0 | 570 |
| Temporary Clerical Officer | 136 | 116 | 0 | 252 |
| Service Officer, Cleaner, Driver | 12 | 35 | 0 | 47 |
| Other | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| Staff recruited locally in Ireland's missions overseas | 518 | 344 | 14 | 876 |
| Total | 1609 | 1202 | 14 | 2825 |
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