Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 258: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if any staff have been promoted in his Department in the past six months; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47856/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The staffing numbers of my Department and agencies staffed by it have declined by in excess of 300 since the Moratorium on recruitment and promotion in the public service was introduced at the end of March 2009. The Department of Finance has sanctioned the filling of a limited number of priority posts as exceptions to the Moratorium, which has led to a small number of promotions over the last six months.