Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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125. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of full-time staff vacancies by job title in the Financial Services and Pension Ombudsman as of 19 September 2022; the full-year cost of filling each of these vacancies; and when each of the vacancies will be filled in tabular form. [46835/22]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The Office of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) has advised me that as of 19 September 2022, the FSPO has an approved staff complement of 90.2, with 2.6 vacancies. This number of vacancies takes account of contracts due to commence, including that of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman, commencing on 1 December 2022.

The current vacancies are at Higher Executive Officer (1.6) and Executive Officer Grade (1). The FSPO generally conducts recruitment by way of competitions at specific grades, to establish panels from which current and future vacancies are filled. The FSPO will determine the appropriate assignment of qualifying candidates in accordance with strategic and operational needs and the qualifications and experience of the qualifying candidates. Full-year costs are based on Circular 04/2022 and the filling of vacancies at the first point of the scale.