Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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769. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated full-year cost to recruit one additional whole-time equivalent, WTE, deputy chief analyst and one additional WTE chief analyst for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40120/23]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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In my Department the grade of Chief Analyst is remunerated with a salary that starts at €68,268, and increases annually to €89,230 on a nine point incremental scale. Deputy Chief Analysts start on a salary of €64,361 which increases to €85,213, also on a nine point scale.

The full year cost to the Department to recruit one additional WTE Deputy Chief Analyst and one additional WTE Chief Analyst is therefore €132,629, assuming both would start at the first point of their respective scales.

My Department is committed to ensuring that a skilled and motivated workforce is in place to meet its business needs and utilises workforce planning to identify and address these requirements throughout the organisation.