Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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597. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of staff in his Department and bodies under his aegis appointed to principal officer arising from internal competitions since 7 July 2015, by year. [41848/18]

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

I can confirm that the Department held one internal Principal Officer competition in early 2018. Two staff members have been appointed to Principal Officer positions arising from this competition.

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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598. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of persons appointed from the panels arising from the 2015 open competition and 2017 open competition for principal officer run by the Public Appointments Service, by year; if a table (details supplied) will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41861/18]

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

Since the establishment of the Department, one Principal Officer has been appointed from the 2015 open competition; that appointment was made in 2017.

Two Principal Officers were appointed from the 2017 open competition, one was appointed in 2017 and one was appointed in 2018.

See the following completed Table A.

Table A: