Written answers

Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Departmental Staff

Photo of Ken O'FlynnKen O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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490. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a comprehensive breakdown of the number of staff employed across all Government Departments, agencies, and State bodies whose primary or designated function relates to diversity, equity and inclusion; to outline the number of such roles per Department and body; to specify the grade or pay scale applicable to each role; to indicate whether these positions are permanent, temporary or contracted; the total annual expenditure associated with these roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23287/25]

Photo of Jack ChambersJack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables below in respect of my Department and the bodies under its aegis. My Department does not hold such information in respect of other Departments or bodies under their aegis, so the Deputy may wish to put separate Questions down to the relevant Ministers.

Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform

Number of staff / Grade Employment Status Annual Expenditure
1 Assistant Principal Permanent Annual Expenditure is in line with relevant salary scale: €80,668 - €100,530 per annum
1 Administrative Officer Permanent Annual Expenditure is in line with relevant salary scale: €39,869 - €73,378 per annum
1 Higher Executive Officer Permanent Annual Expenditure is in line with relevant salary scale: €58,264 - €73,378 per annum
1 Clerical Officer Permanent Annual Expenditure is in line with relevant salary scale: €590.21 - €918.93 per week:
The Deputy may wish to note that the above staff work in the Department’s Public Service Workforce Division. A small number of other staff in the Department’s HR Unit work on a range of internal initiatives in respect of diversity, equality and inclusion as part of a wider range of duties.

Bodies under the aegis

The State Laboratory, Office of the Ombudsman and the Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery have no staff whose primary or designated function relates to diversity, equity and inclusion. The position in respect of the remaining bodies under the aegis of the Department is set out below.

National Shared Services Office

Number of staff employed Grade Employment Status Annual Expenditure
1 (Part Time) Assistant Principal Permanent €43,130 (for both part-time staff)
1 (Part Time) Executive Officer Permanent
Public Appointments Service
Number of staff employed Grade* Employment Status Annual Expenditure
0.3 0.3 Principal Officer Permanent €190,562.30 (for all 3.3 staff)
1 Assistant Principal Permanent
2 Executive Officer Permanent
*0.3 Head of Market Engagement, 1 ED&I Partner, 1 Disability Champion, 1 ED&I Executive

Office of Public Works

Number of staff employed Grade Employment Status Annual Expenditure
1 Assistant Principal Permanent €229,765 (for all 4 staff)
1 Higher Executive Officer Permanent
1 Executive Officer Permanent
1 Clerical Officer Permanent



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