Joe Cooney (Clare, Fine Gael)
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566. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of males and females that are fluent in Irish from the most recent HEO recruitment campaign within the civil service that are still on the panel; and the date this panel will expire. [59922/25]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The current Interdepartmental Competition for Higher Executive Officer (HEO) positions requiring fluency in the Irish language was launched in November 2023. To date, five appointments have been made from the resulting panel. An additional 19 candidates remain available for invitation to the interview stage, should further vacancies arise. This group comprises 13 female and 6 male candidates.

Originally scheduled to close on 30 November 2025, the panel has now been extended and will remain active until March 2026.