Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 July 2014
95. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons expected to be employed arising from the advertising of positions for clerical officers in the public service; the expected numbers to be employed in each of the regions throughout the country; the timescale for same; the numbers that are expected to be recruited in 2014, 2015 and subsequent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31809/14]
View answerThe Public Appointments Service (PAS) is currently conducting a competition to recruit Clerical Officers (CO) for the public service, including the Civil Service, Health Service Executive and local authorities. In my role as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, I have overarching responsibility for Civil Service recruitment. Given the impact of the moratorium and the lack of recruitment since 2009, it is clear that there is a requirement for additional staff at CO level in the Civil Service, within the limits set for overall numbers and the pay bill. However, precise figures for numbers and locations are not yet available given that Departments will make future staffing decisions in the context of Employment Control Frameworks (ECF) and budgetary allocations.
