Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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258. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the areas of recruitment currently planned for the public service; the grades at which recruitment will take place; and if local authorities will be included. [33019/16]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, I announced additional recruitment measures recently on Budget Day. This will include an additional 2,400 teaching posts in the Education sector, of which 900 will be resource teachers. In the Justice Sector, there will be an accelerated programme of Garda recruitment, with 800 new Gardaí to be hired and trained in 2017.  There will also be accelerated recruitment of about 500 civilian staff into An Garda Síochána which will further free up Gardaí for frontline duties and underpin Garda reform. I also provided for additional staffing in the Health Sector and Tusla.

I am responsible for recruitment in the Civil Service. Recruitment in the Civil Service is dependent on the pay allocation for departments and offices.

I understand that recently a competition was organised for Clerical Officer and that later in the year there will be a competition for Executive Officer in the Civil Service. My officials and officials from the Public Appointments Service will be discussing the need for other competitions as required.

As the Deputy will also be aware, the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government is responsible for recruitment into the Local Authorities. The Minister for Education and Science is responsible for recruitment into the education section and the Minister for Justice and Equality has responsibility for recruitment into An Garda Siochana.