Batt O'Keeffe (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

——in the evaluation of their work performance, competence or ability and found that this type of information is held by public bodies on the understanding that it would be treated by them as confidential. The commissioner found that, on balance, the public interest in protecting the right to privacy outweighed the public interest that the information be granted.

The operation of schemes of performance awards for senior public servants have in the past been reviewed by the review body on higher remuneration. That body has been activated again to review the remuneration of a wide range of senior public servants and has recently invited submissions by any person or organisation in connection with its review. It is, therefore, open to the Deputies to consider making a submission to the review body on any aspect of the current local government performance scheme.

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