Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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908. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the next open competition for the post of First Secretary will be held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22195/15]

Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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A competition for open recruitment to the grade of Assistant Principal Officer, incorporating an option for recruitment to the grade of First Secretary in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, has recently been advertised by the Public Appointments Service. Details are available on the Public Appointments Service website:

Prospective candidates should note that the closing date for this competition is Thursday 18^thJune 2015.

Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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909. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the next open competition for the post of Third Secretary will be held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22196/15]

Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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All Third Secretary competitions are open competitions. My Department is currently in discussion with the Public Appointments Service regarding the next such competition. It is expected that the competition will be advertised over the coming months. Prospective candidates may wish to register their interest on the Public Appointments Service website and ask to be alerted by e-mail or text when the competition is launched.