Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 February 2006
373 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Transport the way in which a person who has experience on tachograph readings and so on and who is undertaking courses in this field of activity can qualify to become a transport officer with his Department dealing with all aspects of the application of transport rules and regulations; if such appointments are confined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4322/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraAt present, transport officers are executive officers in my Department who receive an allowance for carrying out specific duties. To date, vacancies have been filled by confined competition within my Department. However, under the Government's decentralisation programme, executive officers who applied under the Central Applications Facility, CAF, may be offered positions as transport officers and will be headquartered in Loughrea. Once the road safety authority is established, transport officers will be part of the staff of that organisation.
I do not expect external vacancies to arise in the short term but if they do, recruitment will be carried out by the Public Appointments Service. At present, interested parties for executive officer positions can register through the public appointments website, www.publicjobs.ie. Once registered, the applicant is notified automatically when a competition is announced.
