Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 November 2020
101. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount his Department and the bodies under the aegis of his Department have spent on the use of recruitment agencies for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 to date. [36607/20]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has not incurred any expenditure on private recruitment agencies for the years in question. My Department avails of the services of the Public Appointments Service, which provides a central recruitment service to the Civil Service and a range of other public bodies.
A number of the bodies under the aegis of my Department have incurred some costs in this regard in the years in question. The relevant details, including the purpose of this expenditure, is set out in tabular form and I will arrange for this to be forwarded directly to the Deputy.
I have been advised that a response for the Office of Public Works will also be forwarded directly to the Deputy.
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Organisation |
Cost |
Purpose |
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Public Appointments Service |
|
|
|
2020 YTD |
€214,132 |
To assist the Public Appointments Service to attract the broadest pool of candidates and where there is a value in engaging and attracting candidates who may not apply directly e.g. senior appointments, specialist expertise or candidates from outside Ireland |
|
2019 |
€389,662 |
To assist the Public Appointments Service to attract the broadest pool of candidates and where there is a value in engaging and attracting candidates who may not apply directly e.g. senior appointments, specialist expertise or candidates from outside Ireland |
|
2018 |
€272,736 |
To assist the Public Appointments Service to attract the broadest pool of candidates and where there is a value in engaging and attracting candidates who may not apply directly e.g. senior appointments, specialist expertise or candidates from outside Ireland |
|
Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery
|
|
|
|
2018 |
€108,118 |
Costs for temporary staff at HEO and CO grades pending filling permanent roles |
|
2019 |
€50,875 |
Costs for temporary staff at HEO and CO grades pending filling permanent roles and recruitment costs to permanently fill these roles |
|
State Laboratory |
|
|
|
2019 |
€8,216 |
For recruiting Laboratory Attendants, which is a grade not recruited by the Public Appointments Service |
