Commission for Public Service Appointments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 September 2015

Wednesday, 30 September 2015

Questions (86)

Ruth Coppinger

Question:

86. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to review local authority membership of the Commission for Public Service Appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33479/15]

Written answers

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

The Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA) was established under Section 11 of the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments Act 2004. The CPSA establishes the standards of probity, merit, equity and fairness and other principles as they consider appropriate, to be followed, in the selection and recruitment of persons for positions in the Civil Service and other public bodies.

Sections 12 and 13 of the Act set out the membership and functions of the Commission.

The members of the Commission are:

- An Ceann Comhairle

- The Secretary General to the Government

- The Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

- The Chairperson of the Standards in Public Office Commission and

- The Ombudsman

I have no plans to review the membership of the Commission on the basis proposed by the Deputy in her question.