Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Who stipulates which jobs? As part of the review of the 20-year strategy of the Official Languages Act, all Departments were asked which posts were eligible for these functional linguists. Some Departments advised that none of the posts in their Departments had any need for a functional linguist. Who determines that? Does the Department approach the Public Appointments Service with a shopping list outlining the jobs it has on offer and the criteria or does the Public Appointments Service have an input into those criteria?