Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of civil servants within her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [20678/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Towards 2016 commits Departments and Trade Unions to agreement on the increased use of Open Recruitment to the Civil Service. In any year the Civil Service may recruit from Open Competition to fill:

2 in 9 of all vacancies at Principal Officer and equivalent level with effect from May 2007

1 in 5 of all vacancies at Assistant Principal and equivalent level with effect from September 2007

1 in 6 of all vacancies at Higher Executive Officer and equivalent level with effect from October 2007.

The Deputy should note that existing civil servants may apply for open recruitment competitions run by the Public Appointments Service.

The number of civil servants at or above the grade of Assistant Principal (AP) in my Department on 31st December 2007 was 155 wholetime equivalents (WTE). This figure does not include officers seconded in or out of the Department. Of these, 16.8 WTE have been recruited directly from outside the Civil Service to positions at AP level and above. The breakdown of grades is as follows: