Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 258: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the details of all posts vacant in her Department; and the way she intends to address this issue. [22148/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is committed to reducing staff numbers in order to facilitate the Government's core objective of restoring the public finances to a sustainable position while at the same time ensuring to the greatest extend possible that the Department can deliver on its key services. In relation to the Government's moratorium on Civil Service recruitment/promotions the Personnel Section at my Department monitors the situation and takes account of the business demands and priority needs of line sections. Where a section loses staff for any reason including resignations/retirements, officials in other sections are re-assigned as necessary in order that the staffing cohort at my Department can deliver an effective service with diminished resources.

In the event a particular section is subjected to an unsustainable loss of key personnel, it is open to my Department to highlight the matter with the Minister for Finance with a view to resolving such issues. The terms of the Revised Programme for Government has made provision for the recruitment of additional psychologists to National Educational Psychologists Service (NEPS). Attached please find a list with details of vacancies within my Department at April 2010.

Vacancies in professional, technical and services grades within the Department of Education & Science at April 2010.

Vacancies at Administrative Grades within the Department of Education & Science at April 2010.