Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 18 Oct 2000

Vol. 524 No. 3

Written Answers. - Departmental Staff.

Minister for Public Enterprise (Mrs. O'Rourke)

The number of vacancies by Civil Service grade in my Department is as follows:

Grade	Number
Assistant Secretary	1
Assistant Principal	7
Higher Executive Officer/Administrative Officer	19 (incl 2 job sharing vacancies)
Executive Officer/Staff Officer	17 (incl 2 job sharing vacancies)
Transport Officer	1
Clerical Officer	13 (incl 2 job sharing vacancies)
Senior Meteorologist	1
Senior Meteorological Officer	2
Meteorological Officer	12
Telephonist	.5 (job sharing vacancy)
Part time cleaner/General Operative	4
Technician	1
Principal Geologist	1
Senior Geologist	2

I expect the vacancy at assistant secretary level to be filled by the Top Level Appointments Committee over the next day or so.

Recruitment to this Department and to the Civil Service in general is carried out centrally by the Office of the Civil Service and Local Appointments Commission. Whenever required this Department makes staff available to sit on interview boards and generally assist in any way possible with the recruitment process.

This Department participated in a public sector open day, which was held in the RDS at the end of May. Its aim was to promote career opportunities in this Department and in the Civil Service generally. We will continue to participate in any future initiatives of this kind and work to ensure that the Department and the Civil Service generally are regarded as an employer of choice.