Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 392: To ask the Minister for Defence 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. [20672/08]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The number of civil servants in my Department at the grade of Assistant Principal or higher is set out in the following table:

The Professional Accountant and 1 Assistant Principal were recruited from outside the Civil Service. Recruitment to grades at Assistant Principal or higher is carried out in accordance with schemes approved by the Department of Finance and which apply across the Civil Service.