Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 June 2020

Tuesday, 9 June 2020

Questions (5)

Gerald Nash

Question:

5. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he or his officials had an input into the drafting of the job specification for the recently advertised role of Secretary General of the Department of Defence; the reason the job specification does not stipulate the requirement for experience or qualifications in defence, security, international relations or a related field; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9778/20]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Defence

As the Deputy may be aware, the running of competitions for Secretaries General is a function of the Top Level Appointments Committee. As the competition is ongoing, it would be inappropriate for me to comment on the requirements as set out the information booklet for the post. The booklet contains a range of factual information in relation to the organisation, which would have been provided by my Department, as is the norm for such competitions.