Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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82. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of former county managers and CEOs of local authorities who are currently working within his Department and any agency or body under the remit of his Department, including details for persons employed in any format such as on a contract or advisory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36299/22]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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All recruitment to my Department is administered either through the Public Appointments Service, Top Level Appointments Committee (TLAC) or by the Department’s Human Resources Department, in accordance with procedures set by the Commission for Public Service Appointments. The details of previous employment history are recorded in accordance with the rules for each recruitment competition. There are no former county managers or CEOs of local authorities currently employed by my Department.

There are no agencies or bodies under the remit of the Department of Foreign Affairs.