Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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386. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated full year cost to recruit one additional WTE veterinary inspector in his Department. [13135/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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Veterinary Inspector is the recruitment level grade within the Veterinary team of my Department.

Veterinary Inspectors who are newly recruited into my Department are placed on the Civil Service pay scale which, since March 2025, has a starting point of €68,683 (PPC) €72,468 (Non PPC)