Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)
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Is that agreed? Agreed. The final petition is No. 34 of 2014, the Public Appointments Service panel for a position in the office of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. The petitioner is Mr. Paul Hanna. The petitioner had an issue with the Public Appointments Service and the closing of panels without informing the applicants. The matter has been resolved in so far as it concerns the petitioner, but as a committee with responsibility for public service oversight, the issue for us is not with the individual case but around the matter of public concern or the need for change in public policy that has arisen. We have agreed to close the petition and write to the petitioner advising him of this. We will also write to the Public Appointments Service and advise that, in the interests of openness and transparency, it should indicate at the time of advertising all rules and regulations regarding panels associated with each competition. We will engage with the Public Appointments Service and await a response. We will monitor that it addresses the issue that has been resolved in this case.