Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 December 2025
285. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of employees currently employed in the offices of the Comptroller and Auditor General; the number of staff per year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70287/25]
View answerThe Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General employed the following number of employees, by grade, at 31 December each year.
|
|
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 (at 30 November) |
|
CO |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
EO |
43 |
45 |
51 |
54 |
61 |
62 |
54 |
68 |
53 |
61 |
76 |
|
HEO |
42 |
40 |
41 |
62 |
64 |
61 |
62 |
61 |
62 |
68 |
66 |
|
AP |
40 |
42 |
38 |
33 |
40 |
38 |
38 |
45 |
43 |
43 |
43 |
|
PO |
12 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
|
A.Sec. |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
Sec. Gen. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Other |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
|
Total |
143 |
145 |
146 |
168 |
185 |
180 |
173 |
194 |
179 |
194 |
208 |
Note: The figures for EO includes the Trainee Auditor grade, which is a professional and technical grade specific to the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General for which EO is the closest equivalent grade.
