Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised)
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
We have, as the Deputy knows, across the system of Secretaries General a number of tiers at present. We have four tiers or levels of Secretaries General. It is an issue I will examine in drawing up the terms of reference for the independent review panel. There is merit in looking at the respective tiers. We have had significant transfer of functions in recent years. We need to have a fresh look at this whole area. It is not about bringing anyone up to a certain level or to have a benchmark we are working towards. This is not my mindset. I assure the Deputy that anyone making the case he or she should get an increase in pay because of the post of the Secretary General in the Department of Health will not get a good audience from me.
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