Written answers

Tuesday, 17 November 2020

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Departmental Expenditure

Photo of Paul MurphyPaul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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101. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount his Department and the bodies under the aegis of his Department have spent on the use of recruitment agencies for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 to date. [36607/20]

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has not incurred any expenditure on private recruitment agencies for the years in question.  My Department avails of the services of the Public Appointments Service, which provides a central recruitment service to the Civil Service and a range of other public bodies. 

A number of the bodies under the aegis of my Department have incurred some costs in this regard in the years in question.  The relevant details, including the purpose of this expenditure, is set out in tabular form and I will arrange for this to be forwarded directly to the Deputy. 

I have been advised that a response for the Office of Public Works will also be forwarded directly to the Deputy.

Organisation Cost Purpose
Public Appointments Service
2020 YTD €214,132 To assist the Public Appointments Service to attract the broadest pool of candidates and where there is a value in engaging and attracting candidates who may not apply directly e.g. senior appointments, specialist expertise or candidates from outside Ireland
2019 €389,662 To assist the Public Appointments Service to attract the broadest pool of candidates and where there is a value in engaging and attracting candidates who may not apply directly e.g. senior appointments, specialist expertise or candidates from outside Ireland
2018 €272,736 To assist the Public Appointments Service to attract the broadest pool of candidates and where there is a value in engaging and attracting candidates who may not apply directly e.g. senior appointments, specialist expertise or candidates from outside Ireland
Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery

2018 €108,118 Costs for temporary staff at HEO and CO grades pending filling permanent roles
2019 €50,875 Costs for temporary staff at HEO and CO grades pending filling permanent roles and recruitment costs to permanently fill these roles
State Laboratory
2019 €8,216 For recruiting Laboratory Attendants, which is a grade not recruited by the Public Appointments Service

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