Civil Service Staff Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 March 2018

Tuesday, 20 March 2018

Ceisteanna (127)

Dara Calleary

Ceist:

127. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons holding Civil Service positions above clerical officer grade in his Department who entered the Civil Service via a route other than through an open competition run by the Public Appointments Service or its predecessors; the grades of each; and the basis for the non-standard recruitment. [11863/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

All recruitment for my Department is conducted in accordance with the Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA) Codes of Practice. The Commission is the principal regulator of recruitment and selection processes within the Public Service. It has a statutory role to ensure that appointments in the organisations subject to its remit (those that fall under the authority and scope of the Commission) are made on candidates’ merit and as a result of fair and transparent appointment processes.

As well as open competitions conducted by the Public Appointment Service, recruitment can also take place through other means, i.e., Confined Competitions, Interdepartmental Competitions, Recruitment under our own Recruitment Licence and under Excluding Order from the CPSA. Recruitment can also involve lateral moves through Redeployment, Secondment or transfer/mobility. The following table shows current grades by number and recruitment method for all staff above grade of Clerical Officer in my Department who did not attain their position through Open Competition. :

	Confined Competitions	Interdepartmental Competitions	Recruitment under Recruitment Licence	Excluding Order from the CPSA	Redeployment	Secondment	Transfer or mobility
Executive Officer	1	-	-	-	-	4	27
Higher Executive Officer	2	17	-	-	-	7	58
Administrative Officer	-	1	-	1	-	3	10
Assistant Principal	2	5	-	-	-	7	81
Principal Officer	4	-	-	-	-	6	21
Assistant Secretary	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
Deputy Secretary	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Secretary General	-	-	-	-	-	-	-