Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 July 2014
40. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance the reason the position of Secretary General of his Department was not advertised to external applicants; if this is the standard practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30438/14]
View answerOn 8th July 2014, Derek Moran was appointed by the Government as Secretary-General of the Department of Finance effective from 15th July 2014. Mr. Moran is currently serving in the Department as the Assistant Secretary for the Fiscal and Taxation Division.
The appointment of the Secretary-General of the Department of Finance is a Government appointment. To facilitate this appointment by Government, expressions of interest were sought from all suitable officers within the Civil Service. These expressions of interest involved the submission of a Curriculum Vitae and a statement of the official's suitability for the post. On completion of the expressions of interest process I, as Minister for Finance, met with each of the suitable officers that expressed an interest in the position to discuss their application.
The process for filling the post reflected the importance and urgency of filling the position in advance of the forthcoming Budget, which requires significant preparatory work. The process used was the same process by which the Secretary-General post in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade was recently filled.
