Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 April 2018
162. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of clerical officers and clerical assistants in his Department on temporary contracts by years of service; if these officers will be offered permanent positions in the Civil Service when they have served a fixed period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16427/18]
View answerThere are no Clerical Assistants employed in my Department. There are eight Temporary Clerical Officers employed in my Department, with periods of service at this point ranging from 2 months to 19 months. The Department is not in a position to offer permanent positions at the conclusion of such temporary contracts. Recruitment of staff to permanent Clerical Officer positions is the subject of a separate open competition run by the Public Appointments Service.
