Cathal Crowe
Question:884. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of workers employed in the Forestry Service for the years ending 2012 to 2021 inclusive, in tabular form. [6520/23]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 February 2023
884. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of workers employed in the Forestry Service for the years ending 2012 to 2021 inclusive, in tabular form. [6520/23]
View answerThe attached table is an overview of the staff directly involved in Forestry in my Department. The figures represent a snapshot of the staffing complement in each of the years in question, as staff numbers vary throughout the year.
Grade |
2012 Staff |
2013 Staff |
2014 Staff |
2015 staff |
2016 staff |
2017 Staff |
2018 Staff |
2019 Staff |
2020 Staff |
2021 Staff |
Director of Forestry |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Senior Inspector |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Forestry Inspector Grade 1 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
Forestry Inspector Grade 2 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
Forestry Inspector Grade 3 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
17 |
21 |
24 |
32 |
31 |
Forest Insp G3 (ecologist) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Forest Insp G3 (archaeologist) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
AAI (ecologist) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
Principal Officer |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Assistant Principal |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
Higher Executive Officer |
11 |
13 |
12 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
Executive Officer |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
26 |
26 |
27 |
27 |
29 |
27 |
Clerical Officer |
32 |
34 |
36 |
32 |
32 |
35 |
37 |
36 |
40 |
38 |
Contract Ecologist |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
Total |
106 |
112 |
114 |
109 |
109 |
112 |
125 |
127 |
146 |
160 |