Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 337: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath, who participated in a confined competition for promotion to clerical officer, will be appointed to a clerical officer position particularly in view of the fact that they were placed number one on the panel for one office and number two on the panel for another office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10008/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Currently, there are no Clerical Officer vacancies in the Department's offices in Tullamore and Mullingar. Furthermore, in accordance with central agreements, there is no provision for direct recruitment in Mullingar. In the event of a Clerical Officer vacancy arising in Mullingar, the post must be filled by reference to the Central Transfer List. In relation to Tullamore, there is provision for 50% direct recruitment at Clerical Officer level.

The person competed at a confined competition administered by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) and the PAS have confirmed that the person was placed 1st on the panel for Tullamore and 2nd for a sub-category of Other Locations. The PAS have further confirmed that Mullingar was not a location option for the competition.