asked the Minister for Justice the appointments made by him to his Department since his appointment as a member of Government, the names of those appointed, the nature of each post and salary attached thereto and if such appointments have been made from within the public service or elsewhere.

Since my present appointments as a member of the Government, I have made no appointments to my Department other than those made (a) as a result of competitions conducted by the Civil Service Commissioners, (b) arising in the normal course of promotions and (c) to posts listed as scheduled occupations in the First Schedule to the Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956.