Departmental Bodies

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 September 2023

Wednesday, 20 September 2023

Questions (199)

Ivana Bacik

Question:

199. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will report on the appointment of all CEOs to bodies under the remit of his Department in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; the reason for the departure of each appointee's predecessor; whether it was a retirement or not; the date of departure of each appointee's predecessor; the date of advertisement of each vacancy; the date on which an offer and acceptance was made in respect of each vacancy; the date on which each appointee took up their position; the length of time during which each acting CEO was in situ, where relevant; and if he will make a statement on the adequacy of existing practices, in terms of good practice, governance and succession planning. [39713/23]

Written answers

Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below.

Name of Public Body	Reason for Vacancy	Dates Requested by the Deputy	Length of time an acting CEO / Head was in post, where applicable
Public Appointments Service (PAS)	Former CEO moved to a Government Department on Mobility	Previous CEO departed on 8 July 2022; Role advertised on 23 September 2022; Role accepted on 20 December 2022; and new CEO took up position on 1 January 2023	6 months
State Laboratory	Retirement of previous State Chemist	Previous State Chemist departed on 20 May 2022; Role advertised on 1 April 2022; Role accepted on 27 July 2022; and new State Chemist took up position on 14 November 2022	Just under 6 months
National Shared Services Office (NSSO)	Resignation of former CEO	Current CEO departs shortly; Role advertised on 30 June 2023; Date role accepted to be confirmed (ongoing); and appointee expected to take up position shortly	N/A

There were no issues experienced in relation to the adequacy of existing practices, in terms of good practice, governance and succession planning. The recruitment processes were well managed and followed the necessary processes.

Question No. 200 answered with Question No. 187.

Question No. 201 answered with Question No. 187.