Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will include Quality and Qualifications Ireland employees in the public service common pool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25484/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The common recruitment system provided for the filling of certain posts (at Grade IV to VII level) by competition on a cross-sectoral basis confined to employees of Health Boards, Local Authorities, VECs, Institutes of Technology and certain other health and local government agencies. 

Earlier this year agreement was reached with employers and unions in the education sector to exclude Education and Training Boards and Institutes of Technology from the cross-sectoral common recruitment system.  These bodies are now part of an education sector candidate pool, and there are no education bodies or agencies in the common recruitment system.  No other statutory bodies or agencies under the aegis of my Department, including Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), are part of any common recruitment or candidate pool, and there are no plans to include them.