Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 December 2025
771. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of WTE qualified veterinary surgeons employed by his Department in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [71695/25]
View answerMy 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 grade streams and locations, aiming to ensure a long-term, proactive and strategic plan by which current and future staffing needs are addressed.
My Department does not have a specific grade regarding a 'Veterinary Surgeon'. The table below outlines the number of Veterinary Inspectors and Superintending Veterinary Inspectors for 8/12/2024 and latest available data from 07/12/2025 in tabular form:
|
Grade Description |
08/12/2024 |
07/12/2025 |
|
Superintending Veterinary Inspector |
53 |
53 |
|
Veterinary Inspector |
267 |
308 |
