Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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356. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding an interdepartmental competition in 2014 for assistant principal positions within the Public Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9547/14]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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In my role as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform I have overarching responsibility for staffing matters in the Civil Service. Decisions on the holding of competitions to fill posts in particular grades are taken in the context of the anticipated demand for those grades as informed by a number of matters including returns submitted to my Department in Departmental Workforce Plans. Consideration is currently being given to the need to fill posts in a number of grades including Assistant Principal but no decisions have yet been made.