Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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158. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of clerical officer positions he will fill in the latest round of Civil Service appointments; the number he will fill in counties Mayo and Roscommon; the reason the County Sligo panel has been dropped; the timeframe for the appointment of these positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21407/16]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the Public Appointments Service (PAS) is an independent, statutory body which provides professional recruitment and selection services to the civil and public service. 

I am informed that the PAS advertised a recruitment competition for Clerical Positions in the Civil Service in May 2016 which attracted almost 30,000 applications. This competition is being held in order to create panels of qualified individuals from which departments could draw when filling sanctioned vacancies.

The establishment of a panel for a location(s) is based on demand as notified to PAS. Clerical panels for 26 county locations including Sligo will be created by PAS and vacancies will be filled as and when required by employing departments.

It is envisaged that appointments will be made from September, 2016.