My Department has run five internal competitions for the position of Principal Officer since 2010, in the years 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2024. The breakdown of information requested by the Deputy for my Department is set out in the table below.
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Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration*
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Principal Officer Vacancies (on 1st Jan each year)
|
Vacancies filled internally
|
Vacancies filled externally
|
Vacancies filled by mobility
|
|
2022
|
13
|
4
|
8
|
1
|
|
2023
|
10
|
0
|
9
|
1
|
|
2024
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
|
2025 YTD
|
27
|
17
|
2
|
1
|
*Note: Figures supplied include the core Department and agencies in Justice Vote 24. For the time period in question, this includes: the Irish Film Classification Office; Insolvency Service of Ireland, Property Services Regulatory Authority, Legal Services Regulatory Authority, Judicial Council, Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland Dublin Coroner's Office, International Protection Appeals Tribunal; Cuan; Office of the Inspector of Prisons; Office of the State Pathologist; Parole Board; Private Security Authority; Probation Service; Forensic Science Ireland, Office of the Independent Examiner of Security Legislation, Criminal Assets Bureau and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal.
I am informed that the information received from the remaining Vote 24 agencies and the agencies in the Justice Vote Group is presented in the table below.
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-
|
Principal Officer Vacancies
|
Vacancies filled internally
|
Vacancies filled externally
|
Vacancies filled by mobility
|
|
An Garda Síochána
|
|
|
|
|
|
2022
|
9
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
|
2023
|
8
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
|
2024
|
9
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
|
2025 YTD
|
10
|
1
|
5*
|
0
|
|
Courts Service of Ireland
|
|
|
|
|
|
2022
|
8
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
|
2023
|
9
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
|
2024
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
|
2025 YTD
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
|
Data Protection Commission
|
|
|
|
|
|
2022
|
9
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
|
2023
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
2024
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
|
2025 YTD
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
Fiosrú**
|
|
|
|
|
|
2022
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2023
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
2024
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
2025 YTD
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
|
Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland
|
|
|
|
|
|
2022
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2023
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2024
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
|
2025 YTD
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
|
Irish Prison Service
|
|
|
|
|
|
2022
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
|
2023
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
2024
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
2025 YTD
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
Judicial Council
|
|
|
|
|
|
2022
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
2023
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2024
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2025 YTD
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Legal Aid Board
|
|
|
|
|
|
2022
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
2023
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2024
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
2025 YTD
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
Policing and Community Safety Authority (Incorporating the Policing Authority)***
|
|
|
|
|
|
2022
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2023
|
1†
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2024
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
2025 YTD
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
* 2 to commence before year end
** Fiosrú was established in April 2025 with a new Vote, replacing the functions of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
*** The Policing and Community Safety Authority was established in April 2025, incorporating the functions of the Policing Authority and the Garda Inspectorate.
† Position not filled in 2023
