421. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his attention has been drawn to a civil service mobility scheme transfer that was accepted by a civil servant (details supplied) only to be terminated without prior notice; whether he has or will investigate the matter; his view on whether it is appropriate that a civil servant who has …
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111 questions from 33 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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109 written, 2 oral
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| April 2025 | 5 |
| May 2025 | 7 |
| June 2025 | 7 |
| July 2025 | 1 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 5 |
| October 2025 | 2 |
| November 2025 | 5 |
| December 2025 | 13 |
| January 2026 | 2 |
| February 2026 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 21 |
| June 2026 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 5 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 3 |
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422. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to clarify whether politically appointed staff, such as administrative assistants and parliamentary assistants, who worked for TDs or Senators in the past are eligible for incremental credit on the salary scale if later employed by the civil service at the same grade; and if he will make a …
423. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to clarify whether temporarily employed staff, such as graduate policy officers, who worked for an embassy or Department are eligible for incremental credit on the salary scale if later employed by the civil service at the same grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61870/25…
561. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of people hired during the most recent civil service hiring competitions for third secretary, clerical officer and administrative officer roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59473/25]
41. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of civil servants across all Government Departments based in Dublin; and the numbers in each location outside of Dublin. [57607/25]
183. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the policy regarding the Civil Service mobility scheme in circumstances where an applicant has previously lodged a complaint against the Department or body to which they are seeking transfer; and whether an applicant who has previously lodged a complaint to the Department or body the…
7. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach the current status of the Accountability Board of the Civil Service; the last occasion on which it met. [46378/25]
631. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on the National Shared Services Office external audit looking at the overpayment of civil servants and Ministers; if the audit will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45696/25]
648. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of clerical officer applicants that are fluent in Irish currently on a panel arising from the most recent civil service recruitment campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46908/25]
649. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the names of all of the professional and technical grades in the civil service in which there are currently people employed, including any grades currently temporarily vacant; and the numbers in each grade, in tabular form. [46928/25]
668. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if any assessment has been carried out of the economic value of remote working to the economy; if so, the value determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44747/25]
808. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will outline the procedure for filling Civil Service positions; if that public panels and internal mobility panels are operational; if appointments are made on a rotational basis between the public panel and the mobility panel; what the rotation is between public and mobility panels;…
70. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the procedures in place to ensure disability liaison officers are adequately trained and held responsible for ensuring that no barriers exist that are preventing autistic individuals in the civil service from receiving reasonable accommodation in their employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34861/25]
361. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his Department’s policy on the disability equality training available for staff in the Civil Service; if this training includes information on reasonable accommodations and neurodiversity; if those in managerial roles are required to attend additional training on this subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33985/25]
334. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the current number of staff in the National Shared Service Office who have applied through the civil service mobility scheme to transfer to a position elsewhere in the civil service. [32675/25]
339. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total number of civil servants employed across all Government Departments, by grade, for each of the years 2015 to 2024 inclusive, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32751/25]
421. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if previous employment experience is taken into account when determining salary scale entry points for people entering employment in the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29104/25]
425. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of persons currently on a panel for Executive Officer post within Civil Service from the most recent EO Recruitment Campaign; and when will this panel expire. [29363/25]
431. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of candidates the Public Appointments Service intends to interview as part of the open and interdepartmental competition for assistant principals before September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30118/25]
312. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason demand by Government Departments for staff from the 2024 Open Competition for Assistant Principal is so low; the number of candidates he expects to be recruited from this competition by September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28553/25]
143. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the commitment to review the Civil Service Blended Working Policy Framework; when the review is expected to commence; the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27849/25]
231. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in general, the rules his Department has set regarding determining the date of promotion in the Civil Service; and are there any circumstances where the date of promotion could be considered to be a date prior to the signing of the contract by the successful candidate. [27154/25]
232. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether a public body that made an offer to a civil servant that was accepted under the terms of the civil service mobility scheme can then turn around and cancel that offer; if so, the circumstance permitting such a course of action and where are they published; the protections that exist for civil servan…
233. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether a public body that made an offer to a civil servant that was accepted under the terms of the civil service mobility scheme can then turn around and cancel that offer; if so, the circumstance permitting such a course of action and where are they published; the protections that exist for civil servan…
240. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the policy, in general, that his Department has set regarding determining the date of promotion in the Civil Service; and if there are any circumstances where the date of promotion could be considered to be a date prior to the signing of the contract by the successful candidate. [27608/25]