Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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362. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the actions that her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department are taking to increase recruitment of members of the LGBTQIA+ communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38416/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Public Appointments Service is the centralised and principal provider of recruitment, assessment and selection services across the Civil and Public Service. It provides an open and transparent recruitment process to identify candidates for civil sector roles, with merit-based selection. My Department also has a recruitment license, used mainly for specialist competitions and the recruitment processes are consistent with the Commission for Public Service Appointment's codes of practice and ensures equity, fairness, diversity and inclusion for all candidates.

The Pensions Authority and Citizens Information Board, both operating under the aegis of my Department, are also equal-opportunities employers and open to applications from all groups in society.