Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 February 2023
145. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide details of the turnover of staff in his Department for each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and the percentage of total staff this represents in each category. [9277/23]
View answerI have provided below figures on the turnover of civil servants employed by the Department of Foreign Affairs for each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. I have also provided the percentage of total staff which this represents in each category of staff.
2020 Staff Turnover
|
Grade |
Staff |
Leavers |
Turnover |
|
Assistant Secretary and higher |
25 |
2 |
8% |
|
PO & Equivalent |
128 |
7 |
5% |
|
AP & Equivalent |
315 |
14 |
4% |
|
HEO & Equivalent |
287 |
8 |
3% |
|
EO |
234 |
35 |
15% |
|
CO |
569 |
40 |
7% |
|
SVO |
44 |
0% |
|
|
Total |
1602 |
106 |
7% |
2021 Staff Turnover
|
Grade |
Staff |
Leavers |
Turnover |
|
Assistant Secretary and higher |
29 |
1 |
3% |
|
PO & Equivalent |
141 |
3 |
2% |
|
AP & Equivalent |
341 |
13 |
4% |
|
HEO & Equivalent |
319 |
12 |
4% |
|
EO |
226 |
31 |
14% |
|
CO |
567 |
35 |
6% |
|
SVO |
42 |
2 |
5% |
|
Total |
1665 |
97 |
6% |
2022 Staff Turnover
|
Grade |
Staff |
Leavers |
Turnover |
|
Assistant Secretary and higher |
30 |
3 |
10% |
|
PO & Equivalent |
133 |
13 |
10% |
|
AP & Equivalent |
350 |
21 |
6% |
|
HEO & Equivalent |
340 |
25 |
7% |
|
EO |
236 |
15 |
6% |
|
CO |
567 |
65 |
11% |
|
SVO |
46 |
3 |
7% |
|
Total |
1702 |
145 |
9% |
