Departmental Staff Promotions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 January 2016

Tuesday, 19 January 2016

Ceisteanna (465)

Seán Fleming

Ceist:

465. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government under the Civil Service reform programme, the number of clerical officers who have been promoted to higher executive officer and the number of executive officers who have been promoted to assistant principal officer in his Department through internal competitions after the significant change in eligibility rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2575/16]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

My Department has completed one round of internal competitions for various administrative grades since the change in rules governing eligibility. There have been no instances of Clerical Officers being promoted to Higher Executive Officer or Executive Officers being promoted to Assistant Principal Officer resulting from these competitions.