Written answers
Tuesday, 5 November 2024
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Departmental Staff
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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551. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in his Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024. [44129/24]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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As part of its ongoing workforce planning processes my Department keeps staffing matters under constant review in order to ensure all priority vacancies are filled in a timely manner and that resource allocations are balanced across the Department to meet key priorities as necessary.
My Department's latest round of formal workforce planning will get under way in the coming months following the confirmation of the budget for 2025. The outcome of this process will determine the estimated number of vacancies in my Department across all grades, administrative, professional/technical, due to arise going forward.
The Department has been generally successful in filling roles advertised or falling vacant. From time to time, some technical and professional roles can take more time to recruit.
In the period from January to August 2023 my Department appointed 186 staff to various administrative and professional and technical and industrial roles. 171 staff were appointed for the same period in 2024. A breakdown of these appointments by grade is provided in tabular form below.
Jan 1st 2023 - 31 Aug 2023
| Grade | Number appointed |
|---|---|
| CO | 29 |
| EO | 51 |
| AO | 1 |
| HEO | 17 |
| AP | 6 |
| PO | 7 |
| Asst Secretary | 2 |
| Service Officer | 1 |
| Sr Fire Adviser | 2 |
| Architectural Conservation Adviser | 1 |
| Community Engagement Officer | 2 |
| Conservation Ranger | 11 |
| General Operative Band 2 | 3 |
| GIS Data Manager | 1 |
| Head Guide | 1 |
| Visitor Guide | 1 |
| Craft Chargehand | 1 |
| District Conservation Officer | 17 |
| Sr Archaeologist | 1 |
| Wildlife Inspector Grade 2 | 1 |
| Assistant Auditor | 1 |
| ICT Apprentice | 3 |
| Planning Adviser | 1 |
| Sr Scientist | 1 |
| Hydrometeorologist | 1 |
| Meteorological Officer | 6 |
| Meteorologist | 1 |
| Principal Meteorological Officer | 5 |
| Post Doctoral Researcher (Met Eireann) | 2 |
| Sr Meteorological Officer | 8 |
| Chief Hydrometeorologist | 1 |
| TOTAL | 186 |
1st Jan 2024 - 31st Aug 2024
| Grade | Number Appointed |
|---|---|
| CO | 30 |
| EO | 17 |
| AO | 12 |
| HEO | 6 |
| AP | 13 |
| PO | 2 |
| Head Service Officer | 1 |
| Asst Head Service Officer | 2 |
| Service Offcier | 1 |
| Advisory Counsel Grade 2 | 1 |
| Advisory Counsel Grade 3 | 1 |
| Archaeologist Grade 3 | 3 |
| Conservation Ranger | 20 |
| Eco Hydrologist | 1 |
| General Operative Band 2 | 19 |
| Marine Ecologist | 1 |
| Ornithologist | 1 |
| Visitor Guide | 6 |
| Archaeologist Grade 1 | 1 |
| District Conservation Officer | 2 |
| Rural General Operative Grade 2 | 2 |
| Wildlife Inspector Grade 1 | 1 |
| Catchment Scientist (LIFE Project) | 2 |
| Local Government Auditor | 3 |
| Communications Manager (LIFE Project) | 1 |
| Principal Auditor | 1 |
| Meteorological Officer | 1 |
| Post Doctoral Researcher (Met Eireann) | 4 |
| Sr Meteorological Officer | 12 |
| Meteorologist | 1 |
| TOTAL | 171 |
No staff in my Department were on career breaks for longer than 5 or 6 years at the end of August 2024. One member of staff was on a career break for more than 6 years at end of August 2023.
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