Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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Staffing resources are sought and allocated across my Department and its Offices, including the ODCE, in the context of the requirement to manage the pay bill and staff numbers in accordance with Government policy, utilising available resources in the most effective and efficient manner as appropriate to business needs and priorities. My Department's HR Unit works with individual business units and the Department's Management Board on the allocation of resources and this includes the ODCE.

In line with this ongoing consideration and allocation of resources, a need for a new post of 'Digital Forensic Specialist' (Principal Officer level) within the ODCE was identified and a recruitment competition was conducted by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) in early 2017. On foot of that competition, an appointment was made to the post with effect from end-May 2017.