Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of information and communications technology specialists that have been hired in the Civil Service in County Mayo since July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28441/18]

Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of ICT specialists that have been hired in the Connaught region by county since July 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28442/18]

Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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118. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons offered positions in the Connaught region following the two public service competitions for information and communication technology specialists that were run in 2016 in which regional positions were available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28443/18]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 116 to 118, inclusive, together.

As the Deputy will be aware, I am responsible for employment in the civil service. Other Ministers are responsible for employment in other parts of the public service 

PAS undertook competitions in 2016 for Executive Officer and Higher Executive Officer in ICT for the civil service, and approximately 240 staff were assigned from these panels.

I understand from PAS that no requests to fill ICT vacancies in Mayo was received for either ICT competition and that one request to fill a vacancy was received for Galway and one person was assigned.

Although PAS held a number of ICT competitions between 2010 and 2016 no one was assigned to the Connacht region.