Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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280. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the programme for Government commitment on overhauling the Top Level Appointments Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39074/13]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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In mid-2011 the structure of the Top Level Appointments Committee (TLAC) was reformed such that it would have a majority of external members of whom one would be the Chair. Since then there have been a number of developments in the recruitment and selection process at Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General level and equivalent.

- The number of candidates appointed from outside the Civil Service is gradually increasing and the majority of these external appointments are from the Private Sector.

- Mobility of Civil Servants to TLAC level posts in other Departments is increasing.

- Executive search services in addition to the Public Appointments Service, have been retained to ensure that the widest possible pool of suitable candidates is available for these most senior Civil Service positions.

- TLAC has prepared revised Policies and Procedures.