Vacancies within the IHE department

WQ.287/2021

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE BY THE CONNÉTABLE OF ST. JOHN

QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 14th JUNE 2021 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 21st JUNE 2021

Question

Further to responses he provided during the States meeting on 8th June 2021, will the Minister advise –

1. how many vacancies there are presently within the Infrastructure, Housing and Environment Department;
2. the number of vacancies per month since the Department's formation in September 2020;
3. the longest outstanding vacancy within the Department; and
4. what consideration, if any, has been given to outsourcing administrative functions within the Department?

Answer

In response to this question, I have provided information regarding vacancies within my portfolio which include the Operations and Transport Directorate, Property Directorate, and Driver & Vehicle Standards within the Regulation Directorate. I cannot provide information about vacancies of other Minister's portfolios within the Infrastructure, Housing and Environment Department.

1. There are presently 94.36 FTE vacancies within my portfolio.
2. The number of vacancies per month within my portfolio since the Department's formation in September 2020 are as follows.

3. Regarding the question of the longest outstanding vacancy within my portfolio, unfortunately this information is not available.
4. No consideration has been given to outsourcing the administrative functions within the Department, although a Service Review will be undertaken once we have the resources to do this.