Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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683. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will sanction the Galway-Roscommon Education and Training Board to recruit an adult education officer, an adult literacy organiser and an adult guidance officer; if she is aware of the impact that such vacant posts will have on further education and training in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30247/15]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy may be aware of the decision of the previous Government to implement a recruitment and promotion moratorium in the public sector, which is binding upon all Government departments, non-commercial state bodies and agencies.

In respect of Educational Training Boards, positions other than teacher and SNA posts in schools, and teacher equivalents that are directly providing tuition to pupils in schools, in special programmes or in adult and further education, are comprehended by this decision. It is a matter for each ETB to implement work prioritisation across different functions, and to deploy available staff to execute those functions.

However, my Department is in the process of finalising a Delegated Sanction Agreement for the education sector with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. This agreement will replace the existing Employment Control Framework arrangements which have been in place since 2010. When the Delegated Sanction Agreement has been finalised my officials will discuss the operationalisation of the agreements with the Education and Training Boards, which includes the Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board.

It is important, however, to note that the operation of the agreement will be subject to multi-annual pay ceilings that have been set by Government for the period 2015-2017.