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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 November 2025

Tuesday, 18 November 2025

Ceisteanna (379)

George Lawlor

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379. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation 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. [63030/25]

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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables below.

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

Year

No. of Vacancies (PO Level)

No. of vacancies filled with internal methods (PO Level)

No. of vacancies filled with external methods

(PO Level)

No. filled by mobility (PO Level)

2022

9

6

3

0

2023

11

3

7

1

2024

6

5

1

0

2025 (to date)

9

3

3

1

In addition to the above, I wish to advise the Deputy that 10 internal competitions for Principal Officer have been run by this Department since 2010.

Public Appointments Service

Year

No. of Vacancies (PO Level)

No. of vacancies filled with internal methods (PO Level)

No. of vacancies filled with external methods

(PO Level)

No. filled by mobility (PO Level)

2022

0

0

0

0

2023

2

1

1

0

2024

0

0

0

0

2025 (to date)

0

0

0

0

State Laboratory

Year

No. of Vacancies (PO Level)

No. of vacancies filled with internal methods (PO Level)

No. of vacancies filled with external methods

(PO Level)

No. filled by mobility (PO Level)

2022

0

0

0

0

2023

0

0

0

0

2024

1

0

0

0

2025 (to date)

0

0

1

0

Office of the Ombudsman

Year

No. of Vacancies

(PO Level)

No. of vacancies filled with internal methods

(PO Level)

No. of vacancies filled with external methods

(PO Level)

No. filled by mobility

(PO Level)

2022

1

1

0

0

2023

2

0

2

0

2024

3

0

2

1

2025 (to date)

1

1

0

0

Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery

Year

No. of Vacancies

(PO Level)

No. of vacancies filled with internal methods

(PO Level)

No. of vacancies filled with external methods

(PO Level)

No. filled by mobility

(PO Level)

2022

0

0

0

0

2023

0

0

0

0

2024

0

0

0

0

2025 (to date)

1

0

1

0

National Shared Services Office

Year

No. of Vacancies

(PO Level)

No. of vacancies filled with internal methods

(PO Level)

No. of vacancies filled with external methods

(PO Level)

No. filled by mobility

(PO Level)

2022

4

0

2

1

2023

5

0

1

1

2024

5

0

3

0

2025 (to date)

3

1

0

0

Office of Public Works

Year

No. of Vacancies

(PO Level)

No. of vacancies filled with internal methods (PO Level)

No. of vacancies filled with external methods

(PO Level)

No. filled by mobility

(PO Level)

2022

7

4

3

0

2023

7

2

4

1

2024

2

0

2

0

2025 (to date)

4

0

3

1

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