Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 17: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he held interviews for the position of Secretary General in his Department; the number of same; and the persons involved in conducting the interviews. [20315/11]

Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 22: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the exact procedure he followed in evaluating applications for the position of Secretary General in his Department; if he sought advice from persons outside his Department in this task; and the persons who had access to the process. [20314/11]

Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 24: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of applications he received for the position of Secretary General in his Department; the number of applicants from outside the staff of the Department of Finance; and the steps that he took to encourage applicants. [20313/11]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 17, 22 and 24 together.

The post of Secretary General, Department of Public Expenditure & Reform forms part of a small number of appointments at Secretary General level which do not come within the remit of the Top Level Appointments Committee (TLAC) and where arrangements for the filling of post are a matter for the Government. The position is that officers throughout the Civil Service were eligible to be considered for the post prior to a decision been taken by the Government. Expressions of interest were invited from senior officials in that context.