Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 30 June 2022
Public Accounts Committee
2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs
9:30 am
Mr. John Conlan:
Yes, I have been for the past eight months. The process for ambassadorial appointments is that most people work in the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Secretary General under the Civil Service Management Act is responsible for the appointment and assigning of the staff. We bring ambassadorial appointments to the Government. The Secretary General would discuss with the Minister the range of ambassadorial appointments and the Minister would then bring a recommendation to the Government, and it would then-----
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