Sean Fleming
Question:204 Mr. Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the number of people who were informed by the Civil Service Local Appointments Commission of their examination number and place of examination in respect of the competition for positions for prison officer in the Irish Prison Service and subsequently received a letter informing them that they were not eligible for this examination; his views on whether this is an acceptable manner in which to run a competition; if the original notification for the examination will be transferred to a subsequent sitting and the letter stating people were not eligible will be set aside; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30541/01]