My Department is committed to ensuring that a highly skilled, motivated and efficient workforce is in place to meet on-going business needs and avails of workforce planning to identify and assess these needs for all locations, on an on-going basis.
Staff recruitment is continuing in my Department at present. Posts continue to be advertised either by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) or by my Department's Human Resources Division.
I understand there are no plans currently to recruit Veterinary Inspectors or Technical Agricultural Officers in the Mayo region. As business needs arise, staff will be allocated to the various work areas within my Department.