Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 March 2026
262. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [22866/26]
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.
The number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form.
|
Administrative Officer |
48 |
|
Advisory Counsel Grade 2 |
1 |
|
Advisory Counsel Grade 3 |
3 |
|
Agricultural Inspector |
106 |
|
Area Superintendent |
15 |
|
Assistant Agricultural Inspector |
205 |
|
Assistant Chief Engineer |
1 |
|
Assistant Harbour Master |
1 |
|
Assistant Principal Officer |
206 |
|
Assistant Secretary |
8 |
|
Chief Analyst |
2 |
|
Chief Inspector |
1 |
|
Chief Veterinary Officer |
1 |
|
Cleaner |
2 |
|
Clerical Officer |
785 |
|
Clerical Officer (Temporary) |
5 |
|
Craft Worker |
9 |
|
Deputy Chief Analyst |
6 |
|
Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer |
2 |
|
District Superintendent |
92 |
|
Engineer Grade 1 Civil |
7 |
|
Engineer Grade 2 Civil |
6 |
|
Engineer Grade 3 Civil |
10 |
|
Engineer Technician Grade 1 |
2 |
|
Engineer Technician Grade 2 Civil |
1 |
|
Executive Officer |
681 |
|
First Assistant Solicitor Agriculture |
1 |
|
Forestry Inspector Grade 1 |
15 |
|
Forestry Inspector Grade 2 |
19 |
|
Forestry Inspector Grade 3 |
35 |
|
General Operative |
48 |
|
Harbour Constable |
2 |
|
Harbour Master |
6 |
|
Head Laboratory Attendant Specialist |
1 |
|
Head Of Agricultural Laboratories |
1 |
|
Higher Executive Officer |
393 |
|
Higher Seed Analyst |
1 |
|
Industrial Foreman |
6 |
|
Laboratory Analyst |
134 |
|
Laboratory Attendant |
9 |
|
Laboratory Attendant Specialist |
14 |
|
Librarian |
1 |
|
Ministers Staff |
4 |
|
Principal Officer |
49 |
|
Professional Accountant |
2 |
|
Professional Accountant |
2 |
|
Quality Manager |
4 |
|
Research Officer |
24 |
|
Secretary General |
1 |
|
Seed Analyst |
2 |
|
Senior Inspector |
17 |
|
Senior Laboratory Analyst |
47 |
|
Senior Research Officer |
15 |
|
Senior Seed Analyst |
1 |
|
Senior Serological Assistant |
1 |
|
Senior Superintending Veterinary Inspector |
9 |
|
Serological Assistant |
16 |
|
Services Staff |
30 |
|
State Solicitor |
1 |
|
Statistician |
3 |
|
Superintending Senior Research Officer |
6 |
|
Superintending Veterinary Inspector |
53 |
|
Supervising Serological Assistant |
1 |
|
Supervisory Agricultural Officer |
166 |
|
Technical Agricultural Officer |
406 |
|
Veterinary Inspector |
308 |
|
Wholetime Temp Vet Inspector |
4 |
|
#N/A |
2 |
|
Grand Total |
4066 |
#N/A - Staff awaiting position data update at time of database extract.
