2567. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacant WTE staff, by job title in each regional veterinary office, by location, in tabular form. [56580/26]

My Department is committed to ensuring that a skilled and motivated workforce is in place to meet its priority business needs. To achieve this, workforce planning is utilised in identifying and addressing the needs for all our locations.

The table below outlines the WTE staff vacancies, by job title, that are currently based at Regional Veterinary Offices as of 22/07/2026