Darragh O'Brien (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have asked the Leader to confirm the Government's position on advertising posts publicly. Is it the Government's position that vacancies should be advertised? If it is the Government's policy to advertise vacancies in the civil and public service why, in this instance, did no advertising or interviews take place? Basically, a Labour Party crony has been appointed to a ¤90,000 a year job to work with a colleague of the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in the relevant Department.