Vol. 451 No. 8
69 Mr. E. Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the reason professional accountant grades are excluded from competing for positions for which they are eminently suited in view of the Government's promotion of reform in the public service via the strategic management initiative. [7526/95]
Principles governing promotion in the Civil Service are a matter which are discussable under the terms of the conciliation and arbitration scheme. Existing promotion arrangements have been agreed with the staff side under the aegis of that scheme. While the Government is committed to achieving the broadest possible access to promotional posts, under existing agreed arrangements, the professional accountant grades do not have access to promotion posts not within their traditional structure.
