Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 May 2022
75. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the person or body that is in charge of interpretation and implementation of memos in his Department; the number of memos that have been ignored or not implemented by his Department over the lifetime of this Government; what were these memos; and the penalty for the non-implementation of memos. [25915/22]
View answerCirculars are written statements that provide information and guidelines to departments and public bodies on laws and procedures. Civil Service circulars are in the main published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and mainly provide guidance and information covering Civil Service finance and human resources policy. My Department's corporate functions are guided by all relevant Civil Service circulars.
