Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline the opportunities that persons in lower grades of the Public Service have been afforded ion contributing to the reforms of the public service as sought in the Public Service Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50639/12]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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My Department is fully committed to the consultation principles of the Public Service Agreement and encourages staff at all levels to be involved in the delivery of the Department’s Action Plan under the Agreement.

The Department also established a number of working groups to oversee implementation of certain elements of the Department’s Action Plan which included staff from all grades and locations. Examples include; working groups on the introduction of an Attendance Management Policy, setting up a Skills Register and the assessment of options for greater integration between the Department’s offices in Dublin and Cavan.

This consultation process assisted in the successful rollout of the Attendance Management Policy, the completion of the Skills Register and the reallocation of functions between the Dublin and Cavan offices.

In addition, the reform agenda features regularly at meetings of Departmental Council and the Partnership Committee.

Input and cooperation from staff of all grades with the reform agenda is key to its success and my Department will continue to involve all staff in this process.