Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 July 2023
915. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of WTE vacancies by job title in his Department's laboratory at Backweston as of 12 July 2023; the estimated full year cost filling these vacancies; and when will these vacancies be filled, in tabular form. [35953/23]
View answerThe Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is committed to ensuring that a skilled and motivated workforce is in place to meet its business needs and utilises workforce planning to identify and address these requirements for all our locations.
Recruitment is ongoing in the Department at present, and posts continue to be advertised either by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) or by my Department's Human Resources Division.
I am conscious of the need for a prompt and efficient delivery of services and, to that end, all critical staffing vacancies are filled as soon as possible upon candidates becoming available.
The Department’s Laboratories in Backweston currently has a total of 21 vacancies and work is actively ongoing to fill these posts along with all vacancies around the country. Assignments are expected to be completed across a range of grades in the immediate future.
The detailed information requested is provided in the table below.
|
Grade |
Number of Vacancies |
Salary Scale (PPC) |
|
Agricultural Inspector (Analytical Chemist) |
1 |
€70,134 - €98164 LSI2 |
|
Lab Analyst |
10 |
€37,009 - €62,105 LSI1 |
|
Lab Attendant |
2 |
€25,769 - €36,027 LSI2 |
|
Quality Manager |
1 |
€64,361 - €85,213 LSI2 |
|
Research Officer |
2 |
€63,602.00 - €109,425.00 LSI2 |
|
Supervisory Agricultural Officer |
1 |
€42,378.00 - €61,843.00 LSI2 |
|
Senior Lab Analyst |
2 |
€55,970 - €65,390 NMAX |
|
Serological Assistant |
1 |
€31,886 - €49,957 LSI1 |
|
Specialist Lab Attendant |
1 |
€31,281 - €41,816 |
