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The Public Service Temporary Assignment Scheme is a whole-of-Government approach to tackling shortages of staff in key areas. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issued a circular (instrument in administrative law) which allows for thousands of staff to be temporarily assigned from anywhere in the public service to areas requiring manpower (e.g. contact tracing, unemployment supports, business support schemes etc.) The Public Appointments Service has built a digital platform to…