The Department of Rural and Community Development
was established on 19th July 2017 to provide a renewed and consolidated focus on rural and community development in Ireland.
I can confirm that Table A shows the number of civil servant posts filled through open and internal panels since April 2020 in the Department of Rural and Community Development:
Table A
Position
|
Open/Internal
|
County
|
Month
|
AO
|
Open
|
Dublin
|
April 2020
|
AO
|
Open
|
Dublin
|
June 2020
|
PO
|
Open
|
Mayo
|
August 2020
|
TCO
|
Open
|
Mayo
|
August 2020
|
TCO
|
Open
|
Mayo
|
August 2020
|
AP
|
Open
|
Dublin
|
October 2020
|
CO
|
Open
|
Dublin
|
November 2020
|
EO
|
Open
|
Dublin
|
January 2021
|
AO
|
Open
|
Dublin
|
February 2021
|
AP
|
Open
|
Dublin
|
February 2021
|
EO
|
Internal
|
Mayo
|
April 2021
|
Assistant Secretary
|
Open
|
Dublin
|
May 2021
|
The four bodies under the aegis of the department have not filled any posts with civil servants since April 2020.
Please note, the recruitment for the four agencies is a matter for the relevant boards and management of those agencies as they are independent entities.