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Wednesday, 22 February 2023
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Departmental Staff
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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134. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details of the turnover of staff in his Department for each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and the percentage of total staff this represents in each category. [9277/23]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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There were 1,247 (1,205.74 FTE) staff serving in my department at the end of 2020.
By the end of December 2021 the headcount had increased to 1,409 (1,365.50 FTE). That growth increased during 2022, finishing the year at 1,605 (1,560.94 FTE).
The year on year headcount changes at grade level within their respective grade streams are set out in the table below.
| Grade | General Service Grade Equiv. | Dec. 2020 | Dec. 2021 | Change 2021 vs 2020 | % | Dec. 2022 | Change 2022 vs 2021 | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Service Grades | ||||||||
| SECRETARY GENERAL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 100.00% | 2 | 0 | - | |
| ASSISTANT SECRETARY* | 8 | 7 | -1 | -12.50% | 6 | -1 | -14.29% | |
| PRINCIPAL | 46 | 59 | 13 | 28.26% | 65 | 6 | 10.17% | |
| SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE MINISTER | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | - | |
| ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL | 132 | 153 | 21 | 15.91% | 170 | 17 | 11.11% | |
| INVESTIGATOR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | 0 | -1 | -100.00% | |
| PRINCIPAL CLERK | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | |
| SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE MIN. OF STATE | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | 1 | 0 | - | |
| ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | 25 | 39 | 14 | 56.00% | 51 | 12 | 30.77% | |
| HIGHER EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 131 | 156 | 25 | 19.08% | 192 | 36 | 23.08% | |
| EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 166 | 203 | 37 | 22.29% | 231 | 28 | 13.79% | |
| CIVILIAN DRIVER | 6 | 6 | 0 | - | 3 | -3 | -50.00% | |
| CLERICAL OFFICER TEMPORARY | 8 | 4 | -4 | -50.00% | 11 | 7 | 175.00% | |
| CLERICAL OFFICER | 119 | 135 | 16 | 13.45% | 148 | 13 | 9.63% | |
| ICT APPRENTICE | 2 | 0 | -2 | -100.00% | 0 | 0 | - | |
| VISUALLY IMPAIRED TELEPHONIST | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | |
| CLEANER | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | -1 | -50.00% | |
| HEAD SERVICES OFFICER | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | |
| SERVICES ATTENDANT | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | - | |
| SERVICES OFFICER | 19 | 20 | 1 | 5.26% | 18 | -2 | -10.00% | |
| General Service Totals | 672 | 795 | 123 | 18.30% | 906 | 111 | 13.96% | |
| Professional & Technical Grades | ||||||||
| DIRECTOR METEORLOGICAL SERVICE | ASC | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| DIRECTOR OF AUDIT | ASC | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| ADVISORY COUNSEL GRADE 2 | PO | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MET SERVICE | PO | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| CHIEF ARCHAEOLOGIST | PO | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| PRINCIPAL ADVISOR HIGHER LEVEL | PO | 5 | 5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | - |
| PRINCIPAL AUDITOR | PO | 5 | 5 | 0 | - | 6 | 1 | 20.00% |
| SENIOR ADVISER | PO | 8 | 8 | 0 | - | 12 | 4 | 50.00% |
| SENIOR ASSISTANT FIRE ADVISOR | PO | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| SENIOR METEOROLOGIST | PO | 7 | 7 | 0 | - | 8 | 1 | 14.29% |
| SENIOR STATISTICIAN | PO | 1 | 0 | -1 | -100.00% | 0 | 0 | - |
| ADVISORY COUNSEL GRADE 3 | AP | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | 4 | 1 | 33.33% |
| ARCHITECTURAL ADVISOR | AP | 4 | 6 | 2 | 50.00% | 7 | 1 | 16.67% |
| ARCHITECTURAL/ENG INSPECTOR | AP | 11 | 14 | 3 | 27.27% | 15 | 1 | 7.14% |
| ASSISTANT FIRE ADVISOR | AP | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | - |
| ASSISTANT STAFF ENGINEER | AP | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| AUDITOR ENVIRONMENT | AP | 23 | 23 | 0 | - | 22 | -1 | -4.35% |
| ENGINEER GRADE 1 CIVIL | AP | 4 | 5 | 1 | 25.00% | 5 | 0 | - |
| ENGINEER GRADE 2 CIVIL | AP | 3 | 1 | -2 | -66.67% | 3 | 2 | 200.00% |
| ENGINEER GRADE 2 MECH/HEATING | AP | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | - |
| FORESTRY INSPECTOR GRADE 2 | AP | 2 | 1 | -1 | -50.00% | 0 | -1 | -100.00% |
| INSPECTOR PLANNING | AP | 2 | 1 | -1 | -50.00% | 1 | 0 | - |
| INSPECTOR GRADE 1 | AP | 7 | 13 | 6 | 85.71% | 14 | 1 | 7.69% |
| METEOROLOGIST | AP | 60 | 60 | 0 | - | 66 | 6 | 10.00% |
| PRINCIPAL METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER | AP | 15 | 17 | 2 | 13.33% | 22 | 5 | 29.41% |
| PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT GRADE 1 | AP | 1 | 0 | -1 | -100.00% | 0 | 0 | - |
| PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT GRADE 2 | AP | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | -1 | -100.00% |
| QUANTITY SURVEYOR GRADE 1 | AP | 5 | 5 | 0 | - | 6 | 1 | 20.00% |
| SENIOR ARCHAEOLOGIST | AP | 3 | 5 | 2 | 66.67% | 5 | 0 | - |
| SENIOR ARCHITECT | AP | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | - |
| SUPERVISING HOUSING INSPECTOR | AP | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | - |
| WILDLIFE INSPECTOR GRADE 1 | AP | 10 | 8 | -2 | -20.00% | 21 | 13 | 162.50% |
| WILDLIFE INSPECTOR GRADE 2 | AP | 21 | 21 | 0 | - | 27 | 6 | 28.57% |
| ARCHAEOLOGIST | AO | 25 | 26 | 1 | 4.00% | 33 | 7 | 26.92% |
| ARCHITECT | AO | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 5 | 500.00% |
| ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT GRADE 1 | AO | 3 | 4 | 1 | 33.33% | 4 | 0 | - |
| ARCHIVIST | AO | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | - |
| DISTRICT CONSERVATION OFFICER | AO | 14 | 19 | 5 | 35.71% | 15 | -4 | -21.05% |
| ENGINEER GRADE 3 CIVIL | AO | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | - |
| SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER | AO | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| STATISTICIAN | AO | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| SURVEY CONTROLLER | AO | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | 1 | -3 | -75.00% |
| WILDLIFE INSPECTOR GRADE 3 | AO | 24 | 31 | 7 | 29.17% | 24 | -7 | -22.58% |
| ASSISTANT AUDITOR ENVIRONMENT | HEO | 9 | 7 | -2 | -22.22% | 7 | 0 | - |
| SENIOR METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER | HEO | 52 | 46 | -6 | -11.54% | 42 | -4 | -8.70% |
| CONSERVATION RANGER | EO | 73 | 82 | 9 | 12.33% | 82 | 0 | - |
| METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER | EO | 29 | 39 | 10 | 34.48% | 44 | 5 | 12.82% |
| POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER | EO | 1 | 3 | 2 | 200.00% | 1 | -2 | -66.67% |
| Professional & Technical Totals | 461 | 496 | 35 | 7.59% | 533 | 37 | 7.46% | |
| Industrial Grades | ||||||||
| CRAFT CHARGEHAND | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | - | |
| CRAFT FOREPERSON | 6 | 6 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | - | |
| CRAFT WORKER | 9 | 9 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | - | |
| FOREPERSON GRADE 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | |
| FOREPERSON GRADE 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | - | |
| GENERAL OPERATIVE GRADE 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | |
| GENERAL OPERATIVE GRADE 2 | 28 | 24 | -4 | -14.29% | 40 | 16 | 66.67% | |
| GENERAL OPERATIVE GRADE 3 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 53.33% | 21 | -2 | -8.70% | |
| GUIDE | 31 | 33 | 2 | 6.45% | 66 | 33 | 100.00% | |
| GUIDE SUPERVISOR | 6 | 5 | -1 | -16.67% | 6 | 1 | 20.00% | |
| STOREKEEPER CLERK GRADE 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | -20.00% | 4 | 0 | - | |
| STOREKEEPER CLERK IN CHARGE | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | - | |
| STORES/OFFICE SUPERVISOR | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | |
| Industrial Totals | 114 | 118 | 4 | 3.51% | 166 | 48 | 40.68% | |
| Grand Totals | 1,247 | 1,409 | 162 | 12.99% | 1,605 | 196 | 13.91% |
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