Written answers
Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Public Appointments Service
Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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344. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether the Public Appointments Service records the source through which applicants for HSE consultant posts learned of the vacancy; the breakdown of such sources for consultant campaigns in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the amount spent by the Public Appointments Service on advertising consultant campaigns in medical journals in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68803/26]
Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Summary of the advertising costs from start of 2024 to present (VAT included).
Most of the costs are for adverts in the British Medical Journal. All these costs are recovered from the client and not ultimately borne by publicjobs.
| YEAR | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Grand Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Total | 61,990.06 | 32,155.69 | 5,833.72 | 99,979.47 |
| Publicjobs Medical Microsite | HSE Website | Training bodies website | Journals** | Other* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66% | 3% | 20% | 1.5% | 9% | |
| 2025 | 59% | 9% | 23% | 2% | 0.5% | 6% |
| 2026 | 44% | 14% | 30% | 4.5% | <0.5% | 7% |
** The recruitment unit liaise directly with the advertising agency and provide quotes to clients for either print/online ads. For online ads, a link to the ad is shared with the client and they will usually include this on their own website also. The ads on The BMJ website do include links back to the advertising organisation.
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