Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is the system that has been in place since 2016. There is pretty binary clarity indicated in whether someone is performing in their job or not. There is merit in that approach. In any case, we have committed to review the system that is in place. In the renewal action plan for the Civil Service which the Government has agreed, action step 3 commits us to a review of the Civil Service performance management policy and culture to look at how we can deal with issues of individual performance. We will have a further look at this next year.

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