Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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109. To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department and in bodies under his aegis appointed to the principal officer grade arising from internal competitions since 7 July 2015, by year. [41869/18]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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110. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons appointed from the panels arising from the 2015 open competition for principal officer and the 2017 open competition for principal officer run by the Public Appointments Service; the number appointed from the principal officer, higher, interdepartmental competition by year; and if a table (details supplied) will be completed. [41870/18]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 109 and 110 together.

Six appointments have been made to the Principal Officer grade within my Department since 7 July 2015 arising from internal or open competitions. Of these, four arose from internal competitions, one from the 2015 Principal Officer open competition and one from the 2017 Principal Officer open competition run by the Public Appointments Service. My Department also recruits staff using mobility initiatives such as secondments. There have been no appointments made to the Principal Officer (Higher) from interdepartmental competitions. Details of the appointments are set out in the following table.

Since 7 July 2015, there have been no appointments to the Principal Officer grade arising from internal competitions in the National Economic and Social Development Office - the only body under the aegis of my Department.