Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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914. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of public and civil servants that were recruited under the aegis of her Department in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21106/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The tabular statement gives details of appointments made at my Department and at the bodies under its aegis in 2014 as requested by the Deputy.

Department of Education & Skills

Ministerial Appointees (Unestablished Civil Servants)

The above appointments were made in accordance with the terms of the Guidelines for Ministerial Appointments as published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in July 2014. The appointments are to unestablished positions in the Civil Service and the appointees’ tenure of employment is co-terminus with the Minister/Minister of State holding office.

In relation to the Minister of State, one of the civilian drivers selected for appointment was not in a position to take up duty on the desired date and another driver was engaged in the interim on a short term basis.

Bodies under the aegis of the Department of Education and Skills