Written answers
Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Departmental Staff
Conor Sheehan (Limerick City, Labour)
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866. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of WTE staff in his Department, by grade, at the end of May 2024 and 2025; the number of vacancies, by grade, at the end of May 2024 and 2025; the number of staff, by grade, on career break; the number of staff, by grade, on career break for more than five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30634/25]
James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested is set out in the tables below.
Staff by Grade - May 2024 & May 2025
| Grade | May 2024 | May 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | 60.00 | 73.00 |
| ADVISORY COUNSEL GRADE 2 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| ADVISORY COUNSEL GRADE 3 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| ARCHAEOLOGIST | 32.73 | 34.73 |
| ARCHITECT | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| ARCHITECTURAL ADVISOR | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT GR 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ARCHITECTURAL/ENG INSPECTOR | 15.00 | 14.00 |
| ARCHIVIST | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| ASSISTANT AGRICULTURAL INSPECTOR | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| ASSISTANT AUDITOR ENVIRONMENT | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MET SERVICE | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL | 183.33 | 180.63 |
| ASSISTANT SECRETARY | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| ASSISTANT STAFF ENGINEER | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| AUDITOR ENVIRONMENT | 22.13 | 23.13 |
| CHIEF ARCHAEOLOGIST | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| CIVILIAN DRIVER | 5.00 | 4.00 |
| CLEANER | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| CLERICAL OFF TEMPORARY | 4.00 | 8.00 |
| CLERICAL OFFICER | 138.56 | 137.10 |
| CONSERVATION RANGER | 100.63 | 104.13 |
| CRAFT CHARGEHAND | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| CRAFT FOREPERSON | 6.00 | 4.00 |
| CRAFT WORKER | 6.40 | 6.50 |
| DIRECTOR METEORLOGICAL SERVICE | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| DIRECTOR OF AUDIT | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| DISTRICT CONSERVATION OFFICER | 22.00 | 24.00 |
| ENGINEER GRADE 1 CIVIL | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| ENGINEER GRADE 2 CIVIL | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| ENGINEER GRADE 2 MECH/HEATING/ | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| ENGINEER GRADE 3 CIVIL | 1.90 | 1.90 |
| EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 249.94 | 244.59 |
| FOREPERSON GRADE 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| FOREPERSON GRADE 3 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| GENERAL OPERATIVE GRADE 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| GENERAL OPERATIVE GRADE 2 | 48.80 | 70.80 |
| GENERAL OPERATIVE GRADE 3 | 12.03 | 6.89 |
| GIS OFFICER | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| GUIDE | 67.60 | 75.10 |
| GUIDE SUPERVISOR | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| HEAD SERVICES OFFICER | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| HIGHER EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 206.53 | 211.06 |
| ICT APPRENTICE | 3.00 | 0.00 |
| INSPECTOR PLANNING | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| INSPECTOR & SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| INSPECTOR GRADE 1 | 14.00 | 19.00 |
| METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER | 39.50 | 53.50 |
| METEOROLOGIST | 62.80 | 70.00 |
| POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER | 6.00 | 8.00 |
| PRINCIPAL | 59.13 | 62.03 |
| PRINCIPAL ADVISOR HIGHER LEVEL | 6.00 | 5.00 |
| PRINCIPAL AUDITOR | 6.00 | 5.00 |
| PRINCIPAL CLERK | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| PRINCIPAL METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER | 27.00 | 27.80 |
| QUANTITY SURVEYOR GRADE 1 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| SECRETARY GENERAL | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| SENIOR ADVISER | 9.40 | 11.80 |
| SENIOR ARCHAEOLOGIST | 7.00 | 6.00 |
| SENIOR ARCHITECT | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| SENIOR ASSISTANT FIRE ADVISOR | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| SENIOR METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER | 66.25 | 68.90 |
| SENIOR METEOROLOGIST | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| SERVICES ATTENDANT | 0.23 | 0.23 |
| SERVICES OFFICER | 17.50 | 16.80 |
| SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE MIN. OF STATE | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE MINISTER | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| STATISTICIAN | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| STOREKEEPER CLERK GRADE 1 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| STOREKEEPER CLERK IN CHARGE | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| STORES/OFFICE SUPERVISOR | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| SUPERVISING HOUSING INSPECTOR | 1.80 | 1.80 |
| SURVEY CONTROLLER | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| TRAINEE AUDITOR C&AG | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| VISUALLY IMPAIRED TELEPHONIST | 0.60 | 0.00 |
| WILDLIFE INSPECTOR GRADE 1 | 21.00 | 22.00 |
| WILDLIFE INSPECTOR GRADE 2 | 38.00 | 38.00 |
| WILDLIFE INSPECTOR GRADE 3 | 23.30 | 40.50 |
| TOTAL | 1697.10 | 1786.93 |
Staff on Career Break
| Grade | May 2025 |
|---|---|
| ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | 1 |
| ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL | 1 |
| CLERICAL OFFICER | 4 |
| CONSERVATION RANGER | 2 |
| CRAFT WORKER | 1 |
| EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 7 |
| GENERAL OPERATIVE GRADE 2 | 1 |
| METEOROLOGIST | 1 |
| PRINCIPAL METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER | 1 |
| SERVICES OFFICER | 1 |
Given the scale and diversity of functions and priorities, my Department does not maintain a fixed list of vacancies. According as posts are vacated, these are assessed against overall demand for resources meaning that the allocation of staffing is always directed towards the most critical areas. My Department keeps staffing matters under constant review in order to ensure that priority posts are filled in a timely manner and that resource allocations are balanced across the Department to meet key priorities as necessary.
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