Written answers
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Staff
Sinéad Gibney (Dublin Rathdown, Social Democrats)
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3416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of full-time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43661/25]
James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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The staff numbers in the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science are recorded at the end of each month.
As of 30 June 2025, 300.03 full time equivalent civil servants are actively employed by my Department.*
Details are provided in the table below.
| Grade | FTE number |
|---|---|
| Secretary General | 1 |
| Assistant Secretary | 4.6 |
| Director | 1 |
| Principal Officer | 24 |
| Assistant Principal Officer | 76.9 |
| Higher Executive Officer | 63.1 |
| Administrative Officer | 26.9 |
| Executive Officer | 63.63 |
| Clerical Officer | 22.9 |
| Service Officer | 2 |
| Professional and Technical Grades | 13 |
| Legal Adviser | 1 |
| Total | 300.03 |
These numbers include 4 Political Appointees (2 Special Advisers at PO and AP level respectively, and 2 civilian drivers at CO level)
*Note: This list excludes staff on career break/long term leave
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