Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection the date that internal promotional competitions were last held for promotion to principal officer, promotion to assistant principal officer, promotion to higher executive officer and promotion to staff officer or executive officer; the number of applications for each grade; the numbers placed on panels for possible appointments; the numbers from each panel that have been appointed to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50026/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Details in respect of the latest internal promotion competitions held in my Department are shown in the table.

* Includes eligible former CWS and FÁS staff

In accordance with arbitration findings, my Department is to establish panels for promotion to the grades from Staff Officer to Assistant Principal in respect of eligible staff who transferred to my Department from the Community Welfare Service of the Health Service Executive and the Employment Services of FÁS. These panels will run in parallel to the existing panels detailed above and staff will be promoted according to the ratios agreed.

In this regard the panels for promotion to the grade of Higher Executive Officer have been established. A total of 13 eligible staff participated in the competition, with six former CWS staff and seven former FÁS staff being placed on the respective panels. To date none of these staff have been promoted. Plans are to hold the remaining competitions are underway.