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Employment of Permanent Staff

The permanent staff in the CSO are civil servants recruited through open public competitions held by the Public Appointments Service. These competitions are advertised on the website www.publicjobs.ie (links to the Public Jobs website). Appointments to the CSO from competitions for general services grades (e.g. Clerical Officer, Executive Officer) are, as vacancies arise, made from panels of successful applicants maintained by the Public Appointments Service over a period of time. Special open public competitions are held for the appointment to the Statistician grade in the CSO. Details of competitions are available on the website www.publicjobs.ie (links to the Public Jobs website)

The conditions of service of permanent staff in the CSO are detailed in the Civil Service Personnel Code published by the Department of Finance. The Civil Service, as an employer, is committed to a policy of equal opportunity.

The CSO operates a Flexible Working Hours Scheme agreed by management and staff.