I propose to take Questions Nos. 109 and 110 together.
Six appointments have been made to the Principal Officer grade within my Department since 7 July 2015 arising from internal or open competitions. Of these, four arose from internal competitions, one from the 2015 Principal Officer open competition and one from the 2017 Principal Officer open competition run by the Public Appointments Service. My Department also recruits staff using mobility initiatives such as secondments. There have been no appointments made to the Principal Officer (Higher) from interdepartmental competitions. Details of the appointments are set out in the following table.
Department of the Taoiseach
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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Principal Officer appointments arising from internal competitions since 7/7/15
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2
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1
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1
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0
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Principal Officer appointments arising from 2015 PO Open run by PAS (Campaign ID: 1512210 ) (Effective 7/7/15)
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0
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0
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1
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0
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Principal Officer appointments arising from 2017 PO Open run by PAS(Campaign ID: 17101202) (Effective 23/11/17)
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0
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0
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0
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1
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Principal Officer (Higher) appointments arising from DPER Circular 13/2017
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Since 7 July 2015, there have been no appointments to the Principal Officer grade arising from internal competitions in the National Economic and Social Development Office - the only body under the aegis of my Department.