Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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154. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in terms of the recruitment of clerical officers in the public service, if candidates are still being drawn from the panel established from the clerical officer recruitment campaign 2014; his plans for a new clerical officer recruitment campaign in 2016 ; if candidates will then no longer be drawn from the 2014 panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11056/16]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, recruitment to the Civil Service is regulated by the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004. The Act established the Public Appointments Service (PAS) as the centralised recruitment body for the Civil and Public Service.

I have been informed by the PAS that assignments of candidates from the Clerical Officer 2014 campaign is ongoing.  Assignments will continue to be made from this panel until a panel from the new campaign is established.  It is proposed to advertise a new CO campaign before the end of Q2 2016 and it is anticipated that a panel of candidates from this campaign will be available by Q4.