Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 139: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Civil Service Personnel Code, An Cód Pearsanra is made available for public inspection by his Department; if so, the format in which it is made available; if not, the reason for same; if he will lay an up to date copy of the Civil Service Personnel Code before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31386/07]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The Personnel Code is issued and updated by the Department of Finance. The Code aims to make the various instructions governing personnel matters readily available to all civil servants. The Code is contained in four volumes and holds relevant circulars, circular letters and letters to heads of Departments and Personnel Officers on terms and conditions of civil servants. The Code covers matters such as recruitment, employment legislation, retirement, conduct, sick leave, disciplinary and grievance procedures. Since January 2002 the Personnel Code is available to civil servants electronically on the website www.personnelcode.gov.ie. Members of the public can also access this website. In the light of the information being freely available it is not considered necessary to lay the Civil Service Personnel Code before the Houses of the Oireachtas.