Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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168. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether all senior appointment to tax payer funded positions in the Public Service under the remit of his Department including appointment to State boards, should be publicly advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3200/14]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I can assure the Deputy that my Department, in making senior appointments, always acts in accordance with the requirements of the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 or other applicable legislation. It adheres to best practice and the requirements laid out in the Code of Practice of the Commission for Public Service Appointments. Except where there is legislation to the contrary, all appointments to State boards under the remit of my Department are publicly advertised in accordance with the Government decision regarding Appointments to State Boards, dated 12 April 2011.