Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 260: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the proposed rehauling of the top level appointments commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1940/12]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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In April of last year the Government decided that the membership of TLAC would be changed to include a majority of outside members. The new TLAC comprises a majority of outside members and one of these members is the Chairperson. The new committee is charted with identifying and selecting candidates for the most senior positions throughout the Civil Service.

The Membership of the restructured TLAC is as follows:

· Mr Robert Watt, Secretary General, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (ex officio)

· Mr Martin Fraser, Secretary General to the Government (ex officio)

Two other senior public servants appointed for three year terms - currently Mr Tom Moran, Secretary General, D/Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Ms Josephine Feehily, Chairman, Office of the Revenue Commissioners.

Five members from outside the civil service appointed for three year terms as follows:

· Ms Maureen Lynott, Consultant (Chairperson)

· Dr Dorothy Scally, HR Consultant

· Mr Martin Murphy, Managing Director, Hewlett Packard Ireland

· Mr Clive Brownlee, Praesta Ireland

· Mr Kevin Empey, Head of HR, Towers Watson