Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on his review of the grading structure of the civil service and public service; and if he intends to reduce the number of management grades. [43492/12]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Under the Public Service Reform Plan my Department is reviewing the grading structure of the Civil Service. The review will examine the number and distribution of management grades across the Civil Service, the percentage of the pay bill accounted for by such grades and taking account of organisational needs and best practice, assess the scope to reduce the number of management grades. Preliminary work has been commenced on the review and, in line with the Reform Plan, it will be completed by end June 2013.

The review of the grading structure in other sectors of the Public Service is a matter for the relevant parent Department in each case.