Written answers

Tuesday, 10 July 2018

Department of Rural and Community Development

Departmental Staff Recruitment

Photo of Róisín ShortallRóisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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853. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development 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. [31554/18]

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Rural and Community Development was established in July 2017.

The position in 2017 was as follows:

There were no jobs offered in the Department from internal competitions. The Department made seven appointments from interdepartmental competitions, which are restricted to civil servants. The Department also recruited twenty staff from open competitions, not restricted to existing civil service staff.

The position in 2018 to date is as follows:

There have been internal competitions held within the Department at the grades of: Principal Officer, Assistant Principal Officer, Higher Executive Officer, and Executive Officer levels.

A total of seventeen posts have been filled from these internal competitions to date.

In addition there was one competition confined to staff serving in two Departments, one appointment was made from this competition to the post of Head Service Officer.

The Department has made five appointments from interdepartmental competitions, which are restricted to civil servants.

The Department has also appointed twelve staff from open competitions, which were not restricted to existing civil service staff.

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