Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 March 2026
456. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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. [22875/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe numbers of staff employed in my department are recorded at the end of each month.
As of 29th December 2025, there were 320 staff actively employed by the Department for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
Details are provided in the table below.
|
Grade |
Number of staff |
|
Secretary General |
1 |
|
Assistant Secretary |
5 |
|
Director |
1 |
|
Principal Officer |
32 |
|
Assistant Principal Officer |
74 |
|
Administrative Officer |
34 |
|
Higher Executive Officer |
63 |
|
Executive Officer |
66 |
|
Clerical Officer |
23 |
|
Services Officer |
2 |
|
Temporary Clerical Officer |
2 |
|
Professional and Technical (P&T) |
17 |
|
Total |
320 |
* P&T includes technical manager, architect, engineers, quantity surveyors, advisory council, auditor, statisticians, accountants and drivers.
