Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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262. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated full-year cost to double the number of Workplace Relations Commission inspectors. [16410/24]

Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The total cost of doubling the number of WRC inspectors is approximately €6,312,937 consisting of an additional 61 Inspectors and 9 Inspector Team Managers and 3 Regional Managers.

The WRC Inspectorate is staffed by civil servants of my Department. WRC inspectors are ranked at Executive Officer (EO) Inspector, Higher Executive Officer (HEO) Inspector Team Manager (ITM) and AP Regional Manager levels.

Using the Public Spending Code calculation, the yearly cost of recruiting an executive officer inspector for the WRC would be approximately €71,568 PPC. WRC inspectors also qualify for an allowance of €9,667 PPC, bringing the cost of recruiting one EO inspector to approximately €81,235 per annum. The cost of 61 inspectors is €4,955,335.

WRC HEO/ITM inspectors also qualify for an allowance of €9,667 PPC, bringing the cost of recruiting one HEO/ITM inspector to approximately €106,407 per annum. The cost of 9 additional HEO ITM inspectors is €957,663.

The estimate cost of 1 AP Regional Manager is €133,313 per annum. The cost of 3 additional AP Regional Managers is €399,939.