Civil Service
An official questions-paper heading. 108 questions (1 oral, 107 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-16.
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| Jul 2025 | 1 |
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| Oct 2025 | 2 |
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| Department | Questions |
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| Public Expenditure | 68 |
| Enterprise | 8 |
| Taoiseach | 4 |
| Agriculture | 3 |
| Housing | 3 |
| Culture | 3 |
| Further and Higher Education | 2 |
| Children | 2 |
| Climate | 2 |
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Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2025-02-13 | Civil Service |
The questions
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2025-11-04 · to Public Expenditure
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]
Malcolm Byrne
written
2025-10-22 · to Public Expenditure
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]
Tom Brabazon
written
2025-10-08 · to Public Expenditure
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 De…
Malcolm Byrne
written
2025-09-08 · to Taoiseach
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]
Cian O'Callaghan
written
2025-09-08 · to Public Expenditure
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]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-09-08 · to Public Expenditure
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]
Sinéad Gibney
written
2025-09-08 · to Public Expenditure
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]
Malcolm Byrne
written
2025-09-08 · to Enterprise
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]
Rose Conway-Walsh
written
2025-07-29 · to Public Expenditure
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 …
Mark Ward
written
2025-06-25 · to Enterprise
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…
Pádraig Rice
written
2025-06-24 · to Enterprise
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 …
Liam Quaide
written
2025-06-17 · to Public Expenditure
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]
Malcolm Byrne
written
2025-06-17 · to Public Expenditure
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]
Rose Conway-Walsh
written
2025-06-10 · to Public Expenditure
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]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-06-10 · to Public Expenditure
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]
Richard Boyd Barrett
written
2025-06-10 · to Public Expenditure
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]
Paul Murphy
written
2025-05-29 · to Public Expenditure
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]
Emer Currie
written
2025-05-28 · to Public Expenditure
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]
Mairéad Farrell
written
2025-05-27 · to Public Expenditure
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]
Paul Murphy
written
2025-05-27 · to Public Expenditure
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 ex…
Paul Murphy
written
2025-05-27 · to Public Expenditure
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 ex…
Mairéad Farrell
written
2025-05-27 · to Public Expenditure
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. [27…
Mark Ward
written
2025-05-13 · to Enterprise
532. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the procedures in place to prevent barriers to reasonable accommodation for autistic individuals in the civil service from working from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23771/25]
Conor Sheehan
written
2025-04-29 · to Public Expenditure
656. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of candidates that are currently on the panel for executive officer grade within civil service from the most recent EO recruitment campaign. [20247/25]
John McGuinness
written
2025-04-03 · to Public Expenditure
143. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of staff in the civil service on 1 March 2025 compared with 1 March 2020 and 1 March 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15977/25]