Written answers

Wednesday, 6 May 2015

Department of Social Protection

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

Photo of Richard Boyd BarrettRichard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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123. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of recruitment under the aegis of her Department to the public sector since the partial lifting of the embargo on recruitment. [18256/15]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to recruitment since the partial lifting of the embargo into the Department of Social Protection and the Agencies under the remit of the Department is outlined in the table.

The Agencies that operate under the aegis of my Department are the Pensions Authority, the Citizens Information Boards (CIB) and the Pensions Ombudsman.

Department/AgencyGradeNumber Recruited
Department of Social ProtectionPermanent Clerical Officer23
*Temporary Clerical Officer168
Medical Assessor4
Citizens Information BoardPermanent Chief Executive1
Temporary Grade III Accounts Assistant1
Temporary Grade IV Senior Managers Administrator1
Temporary Grade III ICT Administrator1
Pensions AuthorityNil RecruitmentNil
Pensions OmbudsmanNil RecruitmentNil
*Since 14thOctober 2014, 168 Temporary Clerical Officers were recruited. The majority are of the contracts are of a short duration. There are 152 Temporary Clerical Officers currently serving in the Department.

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