Written answers
Tuesday, 12 December 2023
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Departmental Staff
Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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503. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of civil service executive officer positions that have been filled in all civil service offices in County Longford from the interdepartmental and open competitions list and also from the mobility transfer list for each month from 31 August 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55255/23]
Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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504. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of executive officers who have been assigned to the Department of Social Protection, in County Longford in each month since 31 August 2022 to date for the interdepartmental and open competitions lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55257/23]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take questions Nos. 503 and 504 together.
The Department of Social Protection can provide a response relating to the Department's offices in Longford only. Vacancies are filled nationwide in accordance with central Civil Service sequencing arrangements.
The following table outlines the number and method of filling vacancies in the Department's Longford offices since 31 August, 2022:
September 2022 | Grade | Location | Total 5 |
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Internal Promotion | EO | Longford | 2 |
Open Competition (Public Appointments Service (PAS) | EO | Longford | 1 |
Inter Departmental Competition | EO | Longford | 2 |
October 2022 | Total 11 | ||
Internal Promotion | EO | Longford | 2 |
Open Competition (PAS) | EO | Longford | 6 |
Inter Departmental | EO | Longford | 3 |
November 2022 | Total 3 | ||
Inter Departmental Competition | EO | Longford | 1 |
Open Competition (PAS) | EO | Longford | 2 |
January 2023 | Total 4 | ||
Open Competition (PAS) | EO | Longford | 2 |
Lateral Move | EO | Longford | 1 |
Internal Promotion | EO | Longford | 1 |
February 2023 | Total 3 | ||
Internal Promotion | EO | Longford | 1 |
Inter Departmental Competition | EO | Longford | 1 |
Open Competition (PAS) | EO | Longford | 1 |
April 2023 | Total 3 | ||
Internal Promotion | EO | Longford | 2 |
Mobility | EO | Longford | 1 |
May 2023 | Total 4 | ||
Lateral Move | EO | Longford | 1 |
Inter Departmental | EO | Longford | 3 |
June 2023 | Total 2 | ||
Open Competition (PAS) | EO | Longford | 2 |
July 2023 | Total 2 | ||
Open Competition (PAS) | EO | Longford | 1 |
Internal Promotion | EO | Longford | 1 |
August 2023 | Total 1 | ||
Internal Promotion | EO | Longford | 1 |
September 2023 | Total 1 | ||
Open Competition (PAS) | EO | Longford | 1 |
Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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505. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how many executive officer positions are currently vacant in her Department’s office in County Longford; when these vacancies will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55266/23]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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There are currently no EO vacancies in Department of Social Protection, Longford.
Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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506. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the mobility transfer list for her Department in County Longford has apparently slowed down since September 2022 to date (details supplied); whether this list has been side-lined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55272/23]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Civil Service mobility scheme allows officers to apply for a transfer between locations through an open, fair, and transparent system. The mobility scheme is open to Civil Servants from within the Department of Social Protection and across Civil Service organisations. The scheme comes under the remit of the Department of Public Expenditure, Reform and National Development plan and is administered by the National Shared Services Office.
Positions in the Department of Social Protection’s offices nationwide are filled via a number of methods including placement from external Public Appointment Service Panels, interdepartmental promotions, internal promotion competitions, lateral mobility and civil service mobility. The sequencing of mobility is based on appointments across the Department's locations nationally. As the Department has made a number of appointments in Longford outside of civil service mobility in recent months, it is planned to prioritise the mobility transfer panel to fill future vacancies as they arise in the coming months.
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