The functions of my Department are divided into 5 main areas as listed in the Table below. The table provides a breakdown of staff by grade in each of these areas, as requested by the Deputy. Staffing in the bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the bodies themselves as part of their day-to-day activities.
Full-Time Equivalent Staff Numbers by Grade in Each of the 5 Areas of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Grade
|
Agricultural Payments
|
Corporate Development*
|
Fisheries
|
Food Safety & Production
|
Policy Development
|
Advisory Counsel Grade 3
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Agricultural Inspector
|
20.0
|
6.0
|
—
|
51.2
|
—
|
Administrative Officer
|
1.0
|
13.6
|
—
|
2.0
|
6.0
|
Area Superintendent
|
5.0
|
3.0
|
—
|
7.0
|
—
|
Assistant Secretary
|
1.0
|
4.0
|
1.0
|
—
|
2.0
|
Ass. Agric. Inspector
|
41.6
|
2.0
|
|
59.2
|
1.0
|
*Includes staff dealing with Accommodation, Accounts, Agricultural Appeals, Finance, Health & Safety, IMT, Legal Services, Management Services, Ministers' Offices and Personnel.
Grade
|
Agricultural Payments
|
Corporate Development*
|
Fisheries
|
Food Safety & Production
|
Policy Development
|
Assistant Principal
|
16.7
|
53.9
|
2.0
|
22.0
|
29.1
|
Chemist
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
2.0
|
—
|
Chief Inspector
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
Chief Technologist
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
Chief Veterinary Officer
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
Civilian Driver
|
—
|
2.0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Cleaner
|
—
|
13.6
|
—
|
1.8
|
—
|
Cleaner — Part Time
|
—
|
7.0
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
Clerical Officer
|
309.0
|
172.6
|
17.6
|
388.4
|
48.9
|
Craftsman
|
—
|
—
|
5.5
|
2.0
|
—
|
Dairy Produce Officer
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
5.0
|
—
|
Deputy Chief Technologist
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
3.0
|
—
|
Director of Laboratories
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
District Superintendent
|
53.6
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
46.0
|
—
|
Dublin Gen. Operative Band 2
|
—
|
—
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
—
|
Dublin Gen. Operative Band 3
|
—
|
—
|
3.0
|
—
|
—
|
Engineer Grade 1 — Civil
|
—
|
—
|
3.0
|
—
|
—
|
Engineer Grade 2 — Civil
|
—
|
—
|
5.0
|
—
|
—
|
Engineer Grade 3 — Civil
|
—
|
—
|
6.0
|
—
|
—
|
Executive Officer
|
119.2
|
167.4
|
16.1
|
93.2
|
40.8
|
*Includes staff dealing with Accommodation, Accounts, Agricultural Appeals, Finance, Health & Safety, IMT, Legal Services, Management Services, Ministers' Offices and Personnel.
Grade
|
Agricultural Payments
|
Corporate Development*
|
Fisheries
|
Food Safety & Production
|
Policy Development
|
First Assistant Solicitor
|
—
|
2.0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Forestry Insp. — Grade 1
|
4.0
|
1.0
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
Forestry Insp. — Grade 2
|
12.0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Forestry Insp. — Grade 3
|
16.0
|
—
|
—
|
0.8
|
—
|
General Operative
|
1.0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Head Laboratory Attendant
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
Head Services Officer
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Head of Agricultural Labs.
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
Harbour Constable
|
—
|
—
|
2.0
|
—
|
—
|
Harbour Master
|
—
|
—
|
5.0
|
—
|
—
|
Higher Exec. Officer
|
52.0
|
114.2
|
9.0
|
41.0
|
34.0
|
Higher Legal Executive
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Higher Seed Analyst
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
3.8
|
—
|
Industrial Foreman
|
—
|
—
|
5.0
|
—
|
—
|
Insp. Eng. & Fisheries
|
—
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
—
|
Laboratory Attendant Ag & Mar
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
29.0
|
—
|
Laboratory Analyst
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
60.3
|
—
|
Librarian
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Inspector — Grade 1
|
1.0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Inspector — Grade 2
|
5.0
|
—
|
—
|
1.8
|
—
|
Parliamentary Assistant
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
*Includes staff dealing with Accommodation, Accounts, Agricultural Appeals, Finance, Health & Safety, IMT, Legal Services, Management Services, Ministers' Offices and Personnel.
Grade
|
Agricultural Payments
|
Corporate Development*
|
Fisheries
|
Food Safety & Production
|
Policy Development
|
Personal Assistant
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Personal Secretary
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Poultry Officer
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
5.0
|
—
|
Principal Officer
|
4.6
|
12.0
|
2.0
|
4.0
|
9.0
|
Principal Legal Executive
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Professional Accountant — Gr. 1
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Quality Manager
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
3.0
|
—
|
Research Officer
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
19.2
|
—
|
Rural Gen. Operative Band 1
|
—
|
—
|
2.0
|
3.0
|
—
|
Rural Gen. Operative Band 2
|
—
|
—
|
4.0
|
17.5
|
—
|
Rural Gen. Op. Band 3
|
—
|
0.8
|
15.0
|
4.0
|
—
|
Secretarial Assistant
|
—
|
1.6
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Secretary General
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1.0
|
Seed Analyst
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
10.0
|
—
|
Senior Auditor
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Senior Dairy Produce Officer
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
2.0
|
—
|
Senior Inspector
|
2.0
|
1.0
|
—
|
8.0
|
—
|
Senior Laboratory Analyst
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
41.9
|
—
|
Senior Research Officer
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
9.8
|
—
|
Senior Seed Analyst
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
Senior Serological Assistant
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
*Includes staff dealing with Accommodation, Accounts, Agricultural Appeals, Finance, Health & Safety, IMT, Legal Services, Management Services, Ministers' Offices and Personnel.
Grade
|
Agricultural Payments
|
Corporate Development*
|
Fisheries
|
Food Safety & Production
|
Policy Development
|
Senior Super. Vet. Inspector
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
10.0
|
—
|
Senior Surveyor
|
—
|
1.0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Serological Assistant
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
32.1
|
—
|
Services Attendant
|
—
|
5.0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Services Officer
|
2.0
|
35.0
|
—
|
2.0
|
—
|
Staff Officer
|
17.8
|
10.9
|
3.5
|
46.7
|
3.8
|
Superintendent Sen. Research Officer
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
4.0
|
—
|
Superintendent Surveyor
|
1.0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Superintending Vet. Inspector
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
49.0
|
1.0
|
Super. Serological Assistant
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
9.6
|
—
|
Supervisory Ag. Officer
|
88.0
|
—
|
—
|
159.5
|
1.0
|
Technical Ag. Officer
|
194.5
|
—
|
—
|
289.8
|
—
|
Technical Grades — level 4
|
—
|
—
|
5.0
|
—
|
—
|
Veterinary Inspector
|
1.0
|
—
|
—
|
204.5
|
—
|
Telephonist
|
2.0
|
1.0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
TOTAL FTE
|
971.0
|
643.6
|
114.7
|
1,766.1
|
177.6
|
*Includes staff dealing with Accommodation, Accounts, Agricultural Appeals, Finance, Health & Safety, IMT, Legal Services, Management Services, Ministers' Offices and Personnel.