Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 March 2026
187. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22883/26]
View answerThe number of staff allocated to the Department each year, is established in accordance with the Employment Control Framework as agreed with the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation. My Department manages its staffing within this ECF framework.
The table below details the number of full-time equivalent employees that were employed in my Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade.
|
FTE |
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
10.00 |
|
|
100.80 |
|
|
320.43 |
|
|
83.50 |
|
|
1,514.27 |
|
|
1,712.52 |
|
|
2,718.68 |
|
|
342.00 |
|
|
133.88 |
|
|
6,938.08 |
|
Please note the Principal Officer grade includes 33 (FTE) Medical Assessors, who are equivalent to the Principal Officer grade.
