Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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114. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence 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. [41842/18]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The number of appointments made by my Department following internal competitions to the position of Principal in the period since 7 July 2015 are as follows:

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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115. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of persons appointed from the panels arising from the 2015 open competition and the 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. [41855/18]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The number of persons appointed to the Department of Defence from panels arising from the 2015 open competition and 2017 open competition for Principal run by the Public Appointments Service are as follows:

In addition to open competitions, my Department also recruits through the civil service mobility scheme for Principals in order to ensure an appropriate mix of skills and experience among its senior management.