Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 November 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

General Scheme of a Public Sector Standards Bill: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 pm

Mr. Brian McKevitt:

Yes, category A, despite the fact that individuals in the public sector, who are potentially more susceptible to unethical practice, would or could be in category B. The provisions in the draft provide that anybody at deputy secretary level and above is automatically covered in category A, but there is provision for the Minister to prescribe such other positions or grades as he considers fit. Perhaps over time, possibly following review of the legislation, it will be considered necessary to cover a lower level.