Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 12 Jun 1991

Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Civil Service Appointments.

Michael Bell

Ceist:

1 Mr. Bell asked the Taoiseach if, having regard to the reply given to Parliamentary Questions No. 61 of 28 October 1987 and No. 41 of 29 May 1991, regarding the Top Level Appointments Committee, he will outline in relation to the posts of secretary, deputy secretary, assistant secretary, and departmental, professional and general equivalents in his Department: (1) the name and date of appointment of all those currently serving whether under the TLAC system of otherwise, the number not appointed under the TLAC system, and the projected date of retirement on the basis of contract or age, (2) the number of those appointed at assistant secretary level who are remunerated on a performance basis and those not so remunerated, (3) the number so appointed in each year from 1987 to date, and (4) the date the new administrative budget system was agreed for the period 1991-1993 with the Minister for Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

The Taoiseach

I propose to circulate in the Official Report a tabular statement setting out the information requested in parts (1) and (3) of the question.

The answer to part (2) of the question is that performance-related pay applies only to the grade of assistant secretary. All assistant secretaries serving in my Department are in recept of performance pay.

With regard to part (4) of the question, it is intended to introduce the administrative budget system into my Department in January 1992.

In relation to the Central Statistics Office, there are no posts of secretary, deputy secretary, or assistant secretary. The post of director is equivalent to that of deputy secretary, for which performance pay does not apply.

It is intended to agree the administrative budget system for the Central Statistics Office in the near future.

Maidir le Roinn na Gaeltachta íoctar an Rúnaí Cúnta ar bhonn torthaí.

Aontaíodh an Buiséad Riaracháin ar 19 Aibreán 1991.

Following is the statement:

Department of the Taoiseach

Name	Grade	Date of Appointment	TLAC	Retirement
P Ó hUiginn	Secretary	15/6/1982	No	1/6/1993
D Nally	Secretary to the Government	2/7/1980	No	10/12/1992
W Kirwan	Assistant Secretary	4/8/1978	No	11/6/2009
R. Stokes	Assistant Secretary	10/12/1979	No	1/1/1999
P Teahon	Assistant Secretary	8/11/1982	No	24/7/2010
F Murray	Assistant Secretary	29/3/1983	No	3/9/2006
P Ryan*	Assistant Secretary	24/12/1990	No	7/7/2013

*(Mr. Ryan was appointed Secretary to the President in December in December 1990)

Central Statistic Office

Name	Grade	Date of Appointment	TLAC	Retirement
Donal Murphy	Director	1/5/1991	Yes	28/12/2005

Roinn na Gaeltachta

Ainm	Grad	Data a Ceapadh	TLAC	Data Scoir
Seán Olden	Rúnaí	30/1/1985	Is ea	22/9/1991
TÓ hÉalaithe	Rúnaí Cúnta	9/4/1987	Is ea	12/1/2013

Mr. Ferris

I look forward to seeing the tabulated reply. Could the Taoiseach indicate the numbers who have not been appointed under the TLAC system? Are there many such posts?

The Taoiseach

Yes. Two secretaries and five assistant secretaries were not appointed under the system. They were all appointed before the TLAC system came into operation, except one who was a special appointment to the President's office.

Mr. R. Bruton

Is the Taoiseach satisfied that only one person from outside the public service has been appointed by the TLAC system to occupy a top level position in the public service and only a small minority have come from Departments other than the one advertising the vacancy?

The Taoiseach

The TLAC system is working quite well. As it crosses my desk there seems to be quite a degree of mobility between Departments.

An Ceann Comhairle

We now come to deal with questions nominated for priority, for which 15 minutes only are provided in the Standing Orders of this House.