Written answers
Tuesday, 5 November 2024
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Staff
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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1303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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. [44127/24]
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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In my Department, staff figures are recorded on a quarterly basis. The number of staff vacancies for Quarter 3 (up to the end of September) in 2023 was 34 and for Quarter 3 in 2024 was 43.
The staff vacancies by grades for Quarter 3 in 2023 and Quarter 3 in 2024 are set out in the following tables:
Q3 2023
| Principal Officer | 1 |
|---|---|
| Assistant Principal Officer | 5 |
| Higher Executive Officer | 7 |
| Administrative Officer | 5 |
| Executive Officer | 7 |
| Clerical Officer | 3 |
| Service Officer | 1 |
| Senior Quantity Surveyor | 2 |
| Senior Architect | 2 |
| Senior Mechanical Engineer | 1 |
Note: Figures are recorded on a quarterly basis
Q3 2024
| Assistant Secretary General | 1 |
|---|---|
| Principal Officer | 6 |
| Assistant Principal | 13 |
| Higher Executive Officer | 10 |
| Administrative Officer | 4 |
| Executive Officer | 2 |
| Clerical Officer | 0 |
| Service Officer | 1 |
| Senior Quantity Surveyor | 2 |
| Senior Architect | 2 |
| Senior Building Services Engineer | 1 |
Regarding the question of staff in my Department taking career breaks for more than 5 or 6 years, my Department was established in August 2020 and there were no staff members on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024.
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