Written answers
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Departmental Staff
George Lawlor (Wexford, Labour)
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407. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vacancies which arose at principal officer level for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department; the number of these vacancies filled between internal and external methods; the number of vacancies each year at principal officer level filled by mobility; the number of internal competitions for principal officer grade run by his Department since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63023/25]
Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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The detail in relation to the number of vacancies at Principal Officer Level in my Department and the Agencies under its remit in the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 is set out below in a series of tables.
Vacancies at Principal Officer Level in my Department
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
| Agency | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition and Consumer Protection Commission | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Corporate Enforcement Authority | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Enterprise Ireland | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Fáilte Ireland | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Health and Safety Authority | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Irish Auditing & Accounting Supervisory Authority | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| IDA Ireland | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Injuries Resolution Board | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| National Standards Authority of Ireland | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Method | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
| External | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Mobility | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 |
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