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I’d also be interested if anyone has received an offer and their approximate placement on the panel. I’m just outside the top twenty (Dublin location) and haven’t received one

I’m top 20 and only Dublin - no offer yet!

Sounds like offers so far might be top 10 so!

My colleague in Limerick was in the 20s but may have been in the top in terms of people who put down limerick as destination of choice.

super helpful thank you!

It's a few years out of date but I had a look on the Oireachtas website now and found this for Dublin:

"I am advised by Revenue that in the period from January 2017 to December 2022, there were 299 Revenue appointments to posts in the Assistant Principal Officer grade, in Dublin. This comprised 105 appointments from Public Appointments Service or Revenue open competitions; 55 from interdepartmental competitions; and 139 from Revenue internal promotion competitions. In addition, there were 108 Revenue assignments at Assistant Principal Officer grade on transfer within Revenue or from another department or organisation; on secondment, or on return from Career Break."

So an average of about 17/18 APs a year from external competitions for Dublin but since the panel has only given us an overall rank and not location specific ones and some people may decide not to accept an offer you'd expect that if they hire a similar numbers of AP they'd have to go a good bit further down the panel than that.

It also looks like from the figures AlwaysLate posted that the numbers of APs hired has been trending upwards in recent years which could mean they'd need to go even further. The annual report is usually out late-April so we should know if the trend of more APs being hired continued into 2025 then. I'm guessing with how quickly they started a new competition that it probably did.

I’d still go for the HEO interview if you’re interested in it. There’s never a 100% guarantee with panels and even if you are offered and accept the HEO position first you can still accept AP if offered it later

Can i ask how u know u are high placed in both your locations? I didnt think they gave a location breakdown?

Did they take long to get back to you after you emailed them?

Good to know they didn't take too long. Hopefully they’ll get back to my email soon too.

I think you mentioned before that you had Dublin down. Do you mind me asking approximately how much your position moved from the general to location specific ranking?

I’m trying to set my expectations for how much my own might move up

I’ve heard back now and moved 6 places too. I was hoping to move a little more but everyone in between us must have Dublin down!

Anyone hear of anyone else being called up?

Great idea! I emailed and they said my position hasn’t moved so doesn’t sound like any other offers (for Dublin anyway) have gone out. Hopefully soon!

The panel will be open for a year so it might move slowly. I'm probably going to wait a month or two before checking in to see if/how much I've moved. If anyone checks before then let us know!

I worry more about an economic crash due to international events leading to a hiring freeze than it happening because of increased supports.

Irish Times are reporting today of spending pull backs because of the international situation unfortunately!