Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

You've been employed with the Department of Finance in a range of roles since 1986, and appointed to the second secretary general in 2002. In your views, what changes do you believe were necessary to the operation of the Department prior to your appointment to the Department, and what steps have you taken to highlight any perceived shortcomings or improvements in fiscal strategy and budgetary strategy, or the interaction with the Central Bank?