Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

One issue that comes up is promotion. Has the Minister looked at the structures with regard to how people are promoted within the public service? Some people at middle management level are exceptional and people at a higher level may, through no fault of their own, not be as good. The danger is that those people at the middle level get frustrated in their role. They report to people who may not have a fraction of their ability, but who have a level of cuteness that keeps them in their position. The public service is losing out.