Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 February 2024
34. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the Public Appointment Service will hold general civil service competitions for individuals with fluency in Irish at administrative officer and assistant principal officer level during Q2 in 2024. [9537/24]
View answerI am informed by PAS that there are currently no plans to advertise Administrative Officer or Assistant Principal with Fluency in Irish competitions in Q2 2024. However, PAS have included an option for candidates to opt in for an Irish Language Stream in the Administrative Officer general and specialist stream competitions.
Candidates who expressed an interest in Irish-speaking positions as part of the general Assistant Principal Officer competition can be assessed (and subsequently appointed) if vacancies are received from client organisations requesting an Assistant Principal with fluency in Irish.
In addition, the Deputy will note that PAS ran three competitions for fluency in Irish in Q4 2023 at CO, EO and HEO level. Panels are in place for most locations at Clerical Officer grade, with panels for specific locations at Executive Officer and Higher Executive Officers grades expected to be in place in Q1 and Q2 respectively. It is anticipated that there will be a requirement to run further competitions at these grades in late 2024.
