Public Sector Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 June 2022

Wednesday, 29 June 2022

Ceisteanna (23)

Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

23. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 67 of 18 May 2022, the number of appointments to the grade of assistant principal in the Limerick region; the reason for the significant deviation between appointments following competition from the open streams of both the Public Appointments Service and Revenue competitions versus the number of appointments from interdepartmental competitions; if there should be some level of parity between the streams; if Revenue envisions requesting candidates from this stream for appointment to the Limerick region in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34677/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Finance

I am advised by Revenue that the current sequence in assigning posts at Assistant Principal grade envisages that for every six posts, two would be filled from open competition, two from transfer, one from interdepartmental competition and one from internal competition.

Revenue has also advised that in the context of prioritising its agility and responsiveness, including its capacity to engage with taxpayers in line with business models and needs as they evolve; and optimising the deployment of leadership, management and technical skill sets; there may, from time to time, be a temporary variation from that sequence in a specific location. It is expected that over time, the proportion of posts at Assistant Principal grade in Limerick that are filled from each available source will be in line with the sequence.