Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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1126. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of clerical officers and clerical assistants in his Department on temporary contracts by years of service; if these officers will be offered permanent positions in the Civil Service when they have served a fixed period of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16422/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Currently my Department recruits temporary clerical officers (the clerical assistant grade no longer exists) from specific recruitment processes run by the Public Appointment Service. This recruitment process is solely aimed at meeting short term business requirements only and is not for the purpose of filling permanent positions. The Department also recruits clerical officers for permanent positions through the Public Appointments Service.

My Department avails of workforce planning processes to identify the critical resource needs required to deliver our business goals. Staffing needs are constantly monitored, including those involving temporary Clerical Officers.