637. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73982/26]
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515. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of WTE staff in his Department, by grade that are processing new applications for State pension (contributory) and disability allowance respectively, in tabular form. [68649/26]
257. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff assigned to each Intreo Centre and Branch Office, expressed in whole-time equivalents and broken down by grade, at 31 December 2024, at 31 December 2025 and at 1 July 2026; and the number of vacant posts at each such office at 1 July 2026, in tabular form. [66053/26]
386. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff involved in the issuing or refusal of carer's allowance and disability allowance that have medical qualifications; the level of qualifications required for the positions; the ratio of medically qualified staff to non-medically qualified staff; if there are none, the way in which medically based decisions which contradict the app…
478. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection for the up-to-date position on his Department's engagement with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to remuneration and related matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46858/26]
1184. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of WTE staff, by job title and grad working in each INTREO office within Kildare, in tabular form. [42344/26]
1197. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Social Protection the staff turnover rate in his Department in the years 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42432/26]
656. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of WTE staff, by grade and gender, currently answering telephone queries and processing free travel pass applications as of 11 May 2026, in tabular form. [36838/26]
702. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of additional staff employed or who will be employed by his Department directly or under contract for the purposes of Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026. [37460/26]
372. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of civil and public servants employed by his Department in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [33958/26]
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]
1156. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff from his Department seconded to other Departments or agencies in the Civil Service, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the Department or agency, in tabular form. [18600/26]
1157. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff from his Department seconded to a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18618/26]
1158. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff from his Department seconded from a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18636/26]
419. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department plans to engage staff from the private sector who work in accountancy and corporate law firms to work in his Department during the course of the upcoming EU Presidency term; the terms under which such staff will be engaged; the number of staff his Department plans to hire; the measures planned to guard against potential conflicts of inter…
618. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection to ensure that cultural awareness and anti-racism training is made mandatory for all staff working in employment activation and support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16958/26]
744. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff directly responsible for cybersecurity, as distinct from IT, within his Department; if a threat analyst, vulnerability manager and a cyber infrastructure engineer are employed; if not in-house, if this work is outsourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9438/26]
733. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of sick days taken by staff in his Department for each of the years 2022 to 2025; the average days lost per employee for each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8161/26]
704. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of vacancies at each grade of higher executive officer and above within his Department as of 12 January 2026, in tabular form. [4182/26]
111. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the application process for higher scales for administrative grades below the grade of assistant principal operated in his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2658/26]
1557. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of press, media or communications staff currently employed in his Department and within each agency for which he is responsible; the cost of these staff for 2025 and the expected cost for 2026; whether there are proposals to increase the number of such staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75239/25]
606. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of former secretary general’s, retired civil servants, directors of service, retired city/county managers or those of a similar grade in his Department that have subsequently served on State boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66009/25]
707. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of vacancies which arose at principal officer level for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department; the number of these vacancies filled between internal and external methods; the number of vacancies each year at principal officer level filled by mobility; the number of in…
135. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of WTE staff, by grade, that are based in both Dundalk and Drogheda Intreo offices as of 24 October 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60364/25]
1190. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58500/25]