Michael Harty (Clare, Independent)
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411. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who applied for the position of Sláintecare executive director; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8728/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The recruitment of a person to fill the post of Executive Director of Sláintecare is an ongoing process and the competition is being run independently of the Department of Health by the Public Appointments Service on behalf of the Top Level Appointments Committee (TLAC).

TLAC's function is to independently recommend candidates to Ministers and Government for the most senior positions in the Civil Service, strictly on the basis of the relative merit of the candidates for the positions concerned.

The Department of Health is not involved in the selection process at this point and therefore cannot comment on the number of candidates who may have applied to the Public Appointments Service for the position.