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
An accountability framework is in place. The responsibilities of the Secretary General are clear under the legislation. It is about day-to-day management of responsibility, while the Minister has overall policy responsibility and makes decisions in respect of policy. The relevant Minister in each Department must ensure that there is adequate performance measurement. I have such a process in place and I have no doubt every other Minister does too. It is important, when we are agreeing on the plan for the Department for the year ahead, that we clearly define the goals and milestones and what we expect to be achieved. The removal of a Secretary General is a matter for the Government, although it is not something that is countenanced lightly, as would be expected.
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