Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 4 July 2024
406. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of WTE veterinary inspectors, by grade, employed by his Department as of 1 July 2024; and if he will provide corresponding figures as of 1 July 2021, in tabular form. [28941/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy 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. Overall staffing levels and required skills are continually monitored to ensure business needs are met within budgetary and organisational priorities.
Veterinary staff undertake a variety of roles within my Department including food safety, animal health and welfare, certification of exports and provision of laboratory services.
The tables below provide further information on a grade-by-grade basis and has been compiled from staff lists available to us on dates closest to the requested dates of 1 July 2024 and 1 July 2021
Details at 24th June 2024
|
Grade |
Headcount in Grade |
|
Chief Veterinary Officer |
1 |
|
Research Officer |
22 |
|
Senior Research Officer |
15 |
|
Senior Superintending Veterinary Inspector |
12 |
|
Superintending Senior Research Officer |
5 |
|
Superintending Veterinary Inspector |
48 |
|
Veterinary Inspector |
275 |
|
Wholetime Temp Vet Inspector |
5 |
|
Grand Total |
383 |
Details at 28th June 2021
|
Grade |
Headcount in Grade |
|
Chief Veterinary Officer |
1 |
|
Deputy Chief Veterinary Off |
1 |
|
Research Officer |
18 |
|
Senior Research Officer |
16 |
|
Senior Superintend Vet Insp |
11 |
|
Superinten Sen Research Off |
5 |
|
Superintending Vet Insp |
45 |
|
Veterinary Inspector |
252 |
|
Wholetime Temp Vet Inspector |
7 |
|
Grand Total |
356 |
