Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 January 2014
262. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Public Appointments Service is allowed provide test results to persons so they know how they performed in their aptitude tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55518/13]
View answerRecruitment to the civil service and a range of other public bodies is carried out under the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 which established a central recruitment agency, the Public Appointments Service (PAS), for this purpose. The PAS operates under licence from the Commission for Public Service Appointments and is independent in its operations.
PAS follows best practice in its testing procedures and automatically issues an indication of success/failure (and placing if appropriate) to all candidates following tests. Depending on the nature of the tests being employed the notice may routinely include details about a candidate's scores in each test. However, even if not included, test results are available to candidates on request.
