Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 July 2018
122. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Taoiseach the number of public sector jobs offered as internal competitions or restricted to existing civil service or public service staff in his Department in 2017 and to date in 2018. [31556/18]
View answerIn common with all other government departments, staff in my Department are mainly recruited through the Public Appointments Service (PAS) through open and inter-departmental competitions.
In 2017, one officer in my Department was promoted by way of an internal competition. By comparison, thirty-six officers were appointed to my Department in 2017 by way of PAS competitions, of which twenty-nine were by way of open competitions (including two appointments at Assistant Secretary level).
To date in 2018, three officers in my Department have been promoted by way of an internal competition. Again, by comparison, twenty officers have been appointed to my Department to date in 2018 by way of PAS competitions, of which eleven were by way of open competitions.
Vacancies are also filled through mobility schemes (e.g. Senior Public Service) and secondments from other Government Departments and the public service.
