Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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744. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of public sector jobs offered as internal competitions or restricted to existing Civil Service or public service staff in his Department in 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31541/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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In 2017, 318 new staff joined my Department.  Of those staff, 64 were existing Civil/Public Servants joining my Department as a result of promotion competitions run by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) and 45 were existing Civil/Public Servants who transferred to my Department on request at their current grade.  94 staff were promoted following internal competitive processes. 

To date in 2018, 149 new staff have joined my Department. 28 of these were existing Civil/Public Servants joining my Department as a result of promotion competitions run by the Public Appointments Service and 36 were existing Civil/Public Servants who transferred to my Department on request.  14 staff have been promoted following internal competitive processes this year.