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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 April 2021

Wednesday, 21 April 2021

Ceisteanna (561)

Mairéad Farrell

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561. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of recruitment processes for top civil servant positions run by TLAC in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, disaggregated by title of vacant position to be filled, total number of applicants per advertised job vacancy, the number shortlisted per vacancy, the number of Irish versus international applicants per vacancy; and the breakdown of public sector applicants versus private sector applicants in tabular form. [19778/21]

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The Government has a policy of open recruitment and the role of the Top Level Appointments Commission (TLAC), as an independent body, is to support that and ensure that the recruitment and selection process for senior Civil Service posts - at Assistant Secretary General level, or equivalent, and upwards - is accessible to the widest pool of qualified candidates.

TLAC operates under the Code of Practice issued by the Commission for Public Service Appointments in accordance with the principles of merit, consistency, accountability, probity, best practice and professional confidentiality.

Further information on the role and procedures of TLAC, including details of the membership of TLAC, is detailed in the enclosed TLAC Roles and Procedures document that is published on my Department’s website:

https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/baa380-top-level-appointments-committee-tlac/

The Deputy may wish to note that TLAC makes available an Annual Report that is published at the above link that provides summary information on all TLAC competitions completed in the previous year, including reporting of key trends and analysis having regard to the composition of all applicants for TLAC campaigns.

The Public Appointments Service (PAS) provides administrative support for TLAC the processing of TLAC competitions, with applications being accepted via the publicjobs.ie operated by PAS. PAS has reviewed applicant details for TLAC competitions undertaken in 2019, 2020 and 2021 and information requested by the Deputy is set out in Tables A, B and C respectively. Certain demographic information, for example gender or nationality, provided by candidates for diversity monitoring alongside a recruitment process is voluntary in line with best practice.

Information has not been included in respect of any TLAC competition where the recruitment process has not yet fully concluded and an appointment confirmed under that competition.

2019 TLAC

2020 TLAC

2021 TLAC

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