Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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137. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of vacancies in the Central Bank; the departments these vacancies are in; the length of time these vacancies have been open, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33772/17]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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142. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff vacancies in the enforcement section of the Central Bank; the specific roles that are vacant; if the vacancies are in the enforcement advisory section or the enforcement investigations section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33777/17]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 137 and 142 together.

I am advised by the Central Bank that there are 172 active vacancies within the Central Bank, which are detailed in the table below. Each role is advertised internally and externally for a minimum of 2 weeks, and roles within Operations and Financial Regulation take on average 8 weeks to fill with Central Banking roles being filled on average within 7.3 weeks.

I am informed that the Enforcement function of the Central Bank has grown substantially across the past year with a total of 72 active employees (47 in Enforcement Investigation and 25.2 in Advisory). Significant recruitment campaigns were undertaken by the Bank in the first half of 2017, and following on from this process, there are over 20 additional employees due to join the teams. There are currently 2 open vacancies in the Enforcement Investigation Division.