Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 February 2012
760 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number and costs of advertisements placed in national newspapers for job vacancies in the civil and public service in the past 12 months; the number of new entrants recruited from the process; the number of vacancies filled from inside the civil and public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11509/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraRecruitment to positions in my Department including all relevant advertising, is carried out on an independent basis by the Public Appointments Service. Accordingly my Department did not incur any advertising costs in this context in the relevant period.
I understand that 4 positions in my Department were advertised by the Public Appointments Service over the past 12 months. The posts of Director of Performance Improvement (Scheduled Care) and Director of Performance Improvement (Unscheduled Care) in the Special Delivery Unit were advertised on 26 August 2011. An Assistant Secretary post was advertised on 14 October 2011. The post of Secretary General of the Department of Health was advertised on 3 February 2012.
The post of Director of Performance Improvement (Scheduled Care) was filled from within the Health Service Executive and the post of Director of Performance Improvement (Unscheduled Care) was not filled. The Assistant Secretary post advertised was filled from within the Civil Service and the competition for the post of Secretary General of my Department is ongoing.
With regard to the Health Service Executive, it has been asked to collate the data sought as soon as possible and they will be provided directly to the Deputy by it when available.
