Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 287: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of civil servants within his Department at the grade of assistant principal or higher; the number of whom were recruited to those roles from outside of the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20677/08]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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There are 309 officers serving in my Department at the grade of Assistant Principal or higher. Some 12 of these officers were recruited to their posts from outside the Civil Service. The officers in question were recruited to posts in the professional and technical grades which are equivalent to the grade of Assistant Principal Officer.