Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

The editor of www.MerrionStreet.ie is an assistant principal officer in the Department of the Taoiseach. Two editorial assistants work on the site as well. One is an executive officer recently recruited following an interdepartmental competition. The second is a journalism graduate currently employed on a contract basis. My Department recently advertised this post through the Public Appointments Service on www.publicjobs.ie. Following interviews, the position will be filled at executive officer level with a starting salary of €27,000. Ongoing technical maintenance and support is provided by the information technology unit of the Department of the Taoiseach with support from an external web services company on an as-needs basis.

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