Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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Question 58: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of posts to be filled in the current Public Appointments Service recruitment competition for administrative officer in each stream in both Dublin and non-Dublin locations; the Departments involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30165/12]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Earlier this year the Public Appointments Service advertised an Administrative Officer competition in the following six specialist areas: Economics; Banking & Finance; Human Resources; Tax Policy; Accountancy; and Law. A total of 3,403 applications were received and the following is a summary of the activity in respect of the competition.

Economics. Following the selection process a total of 41 candidates were deemed suitable and placed on the panel for this stream. To date 35 have been offered appointments. Of the vacancies notified to PAS, 34 were in Dublin and 1 in Portlaoise. The Departments involved are Departments of Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, An Taoiseach and Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Portlaoise).

Banking & Finance. A panel of 25 has been established and to date 6 candidates have been assigned to the Department of Finance (Dublin). It is anticipated that an additional 6 candidates will be assigned shortly to Dublin vacancies.

Human Resources; Tax Policy; Accountancy; and Law streams. The selection process is ongoing for these specialist areas, therefore panels have not yet been finalised. PAS has not yet received clarification on the numbers and location of vacancies to be filled from these streams. It is however anticipated that the vacancies will be located in Dublin.

The location of an appointment is dictated by the needs of the employing Department and as such it is a matter for each Department to decide.