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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 May 2024

Wednesday, 29 May 2024

Questions (153)

Michael Fitzmaurice

Michael Fitzmaurice

Michael Fitzmaurice

Question:

153. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of current TAO and SAO employed in each division per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24371/24]

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Charlie McConalogue

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

My Department is committed to ensuring that a skilled and motivated workforce is in place to meet its priority business needs. Workforce planning processes are utilised to identify our requirements across all our technical grade streams and locations, and to ensure a long-term, proactive and strategic plan through which current and future staffing needs are addressed.

Overall staffing levels and required skills are continually monitored to ensure business needs are met, subject to the limits of the annual estimates process, the usual budgetary constraints and approvals by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform.

The table below provides further details on the numbers of Technical Agricultural Officers and Supervisory Agricultural Officers currently within the Department per division and by county as of 24th May, as requested by the Deputy.

County

Division

SAOs

TAOs

Carlow

Direct Payments, Integrated Controls

1

 

One Health, One Welfare Northeast

1

4

One Health, One Welfare Southwest

1

2

Cavan

Ag Environment & Structures

1

1

Direct Payments, Integrated Controls

2

6

Feed, Fer, Grain, Poultry

1

1

One Health, One Welfare Northeast

6

8

One Health, One Welfare Northwest

3

7

Dairy Controls

 

2

Clare

Ag Environment & Structures

2

 

One Health, One Welfare Northeast

 

1

One Health, One Welfare Southwest

1

 

Cork

Ag Env and Structures

4

5

Direct Pay, Int Controls

1

7

Crop Evaluation & Cert

 

6

Feed, Fer, Grain, Poultry

2

1

Plant Health & Hort

1

 

OHOW NE

5

12

OHOW SW

3

13

Ruminant Animal Health

1

 

Dairy Controls

 

1

Donegal

Ag Env and Structures

2

3

Direct Pay, Int Controls

2

6

Crop Evaluation & Cert

 

3

Feed, Fer, Grain, Poultry

1

 

OHOW NE

1

4

County

Division

SAOs

TAOs

Dublin

CD3 Communications and Corporate Affairs

 

1

FSP1 Plant Health & Hort

1

 

FSP3 OHOW NE

 

1

Galway

AP1 Ag Env and Structures

3

2

AP2 Direct Pay, Int Controls

2

9

FSP1 Crop Evaluation & Cert

 

1

FSP3 OHOW NE

1

 

FSP3 OHOW NW

1

5

FSP3 Ruminant Animal Health

1

 

AP1 Ag Env and Structures

3

2

AP2 Direct Pay, Int Controls

2

9

Kerry

AP1 Ag Env and Structures

2

2

AP2 Direct Pay, Int Controls

2

5

FSP3 OHOW SW

1

6

PD2 Dairy Controls

 

2

AP1 Ag Env and Structures

2

2

Kildare

AP2 Direct Pay, Int Controls

1

5

FSP1 Crop Evaluation & Cert

1

5

FSP1 Feed, Fer, Grain, Poultry

1

4

FSP1 Pesticide Controls

2

2

FSP1 Plant Health & Hort

5

 

FSP3 OHOW NE

2

15

FSP3 OHOW SW

1

9

AP2 Direct Pay, Int Controls

1

5

FSP1 Crop Evaluation & Cert

1

5

FSP1 Feed, Fer, Grain, Poultry

1

4

Kilkenny

FSP1 Crop Evaluation & Cert

 

4

FSP3 OHOW SW

2

3

PD2 Dairy Controls

 

1

FSP1 Crop Evaluation & Cert

 

4

Laois

AP2 Direct Pay, Int Controls

 

1

FSP3 OHOW NE

1

4

FSP3 OHOW SW

 

2

FSP3 Ruminant Animal Health

1

 

PD3 Lstock Breed, Prod, Trade

2

 

Leitrim

AP1 Ag Env and Structures

2

2

AP2 Direct Pay, Int Controls

2

5

FSP1 Plant Health & Hort

1

 

FSP3 OHOW NW

2

7

FSP3 Ruminant Animal Health

1

 

County

Division

SAOs

TAOs

Limerick

AP1 Ag Env and Structures

2

2

AP2 Direct Pay, Int Controls

2

7

FSP1 Feed, Fer, Grain, Poultry

1

1

FSP1 Plant Health & Hort

2

 

FSP3 OHOW NE

1

3

FSP3 OHOW SW

1

11

FSP3 Ruminant Animal Health

1

 

PD2 Dairy Controls

 

1

Longford

AP2 Direct Pay, Int Controls

 

1

FSP3 OHOW NE

 

3

Louth

FSP1 Crop Evaluation & Cert

 

3

Mayo

AP1 Ag Env and Structures

2

1

AP2 Direct Pay, Int Controls

2

8

FSP3 OHOW NE

5

8

FSP3 OHOW NW

2

6

Meath

AP1 Ag Env and Structures

2

2

AP2 Direct Pay, Int Controls

1

5

FSP1 Crop Evaluation & Cert

 

2

FSP3 OHOW NE

4

14

FSP3 OHOW NW

2

10

FSP3 Ruminant Animal Health

1

 

Monaghan

AP1 Ag Env and Structures

1

 

AP2 Direct Pay, Int Controls

 

1

FSP3 OHOW NE

4

5

FSP3 OHOW NW

1

 

Offaly

AP1 Ag Env and Structures

3

4

AP2 Direct Pay, Int Controls

2

4

FSP1 Crop Evaluation & Cert

 

1

FSP3 OHOW NE

 

5

FSP3 OHOW NW

2

9

FSP3 Vet PubHealth Pig Poultry

 

1

Roscommon

AP1 Ag Env and Structures

2

2

AP2 Direct Pay, Int Controls

1

4

FSP1 Feed, Fer, Grain, Poultry

1

1

FSP1 Plant Health & Hort

1

 

FSP3 OHOW NE

3

6

FSP3 OHOW NW

2

6

Sligo

AP2 Direct Pay, Int Controls

 

1

FSP3 OHOW NW

 

1

County

Division

SAOs

TAOs

Tipperary

AP1 Ag Env and Structures

2

3

AP2 Direct Pay, Int Controls

2

6

FSP1 Crop Evaluation & Cert

 

1

FSP1 Feed, Fer, Grain, Poultry

1

 

FSP3 OHOW NE

6

13

FSP3 OHOW SW

3

9

Waterford

AP1 Ag Env and Structures

3

3

AP2 Direct Pay, Int Controls

1

6

FSP3 OHOW NE

4

8

FSP3 OHOW SW

2

4

FSP3 Ruminant Animal Health

1

 

Westmeath

FSP3 OHOW NE

2

6

Wexford

AP1 Ag Env and Structures

3

4

AP1 Organics & Market Supports

1

 

AP2 Direct Pay, Int Controls

3

5

FSP1 Crop Evaluation & Cert

 

3

FSP1 Plant Health & Hort

1

 

FSP3 OHOW NE

2

6

FSP3 OHOW SW

 

6

Wicklow

AP2 Direct Pay, Int Controls

 

1

FSP3 OHOW SW

1

1

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