Written answer
Departmental Staff
The Department had 324 whole-time equivalent staff on 30 June 2026 but has no 2016 staffing records, having been established in July 2020.
4092. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of staff, whole-time equivalents employed in his Department on 30 June 2016 and 30 June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63352/26]
Comment on this
My Department was established in July 2020 and, therefore, does not hold records relating to staffing levels on 30 June 2016.
The number of staff employed, whole-time equivalents employed in my Department, on 30 June 2026 was 324.
Staffing levels in my Department have expanded since its establishment in 2020 to support the delivery of its broad and evolving remit across the further and higher education, research, innovation and science sectors.