Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 199: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding quantity surveyors in his Department; if there are vacancies for such positions; and if so, the way in which a person can apply for such positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30502/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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There are currently five Senior Quantity Surveyors assigned to the School Planning & Building Unit of my Department that are engaged on the Schools Capital Building Programme. There are no plans to recruit additional Quantity Surveyors at this time.

In the event such a fillable vacancy arises at my Department the Public Appointments Service (PAS), which was established under the terms of the Public Service management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004, would be contacted in order to establish if there was an official on the Redeployment Panel that could be assigned to the vacant position. In the event this does not address the matter the PAS would then be requested to conduct a recruitment competition on behalf of my Department.