Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 November 2020
880. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of positions to be filled for the technical agriculture officer 2020 position as advertised on publicjobs.ie within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36247/20]
View answerAt present, my Department has 61 positions to be filled immediately from the Technical Agriculture Officer 2020 competition that was advertised on www.publicjobs.ie.
I understand that interviews will take place during November and a panel will be created in December. This panel will be in place for a period of two years. My Department continuously uses workforce planning processes as a tool to identify and prioritise vacancies in accordance with its business needs and the delivery of overall Government policy.
