Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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84. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacancies at each grade of higher executive officer and above within his Department as of 18 September 2024. [38207/24]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is committed to ensuring that a skilled and motivated workforce is in place to meet its business needs and utilises workforce planning to identify and address these requirements for all our locations.

Recruitment is ongoing at present and the Human Resources Division of my Department utilises all mechanisms available to fill these posts.

I am conscious of the need for a prompt and efficient delivery of services and, to that end, all critical staffing vacancies are filled as soon as possible upon candidates becoming available.

My Department is currently carrying a number of vacancies within the administrative grades of Higher Executive Officer and higher. The table below gives a breakdown of the current vacancies at these levels: