Patrick Costello
Question:111. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the number of vacancies currently open in NEPS. [24451/20]
View answerThursday, 17 September 2020
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There are currently13 vacancies to be filled at the National Educational Psychological Service arising from retirements/resignations and 17 additional positions to be filled to assist the organisation in providing a service to school pupils who are experiencing difficulties arising from the restrictive measures that have been necessitated as a result of COVID 19.
My Department engaged the Public Appointments Service (PAS) in 2019 to conduct a recruitment competition which formed regional panels in order that candidates could be made offers of appointment. Some of the panels were exhausted in 2020 and the PAS were requested to hold a further competition. Interviews were completed in August 2020 which resulted in further regional panels being formed. The panels will be referred to by the PAS with a view to making offers of appointment.##