Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The rates of remuneration of the Secretary General and Assistant Secretaries at my Department are based on the pay-scales set by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, with the Secretary General being paid at Secretary General 1 level. The current rates used by my Department are set out in Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 04/2022, Application of 1st February 2022 pay adjustments.

Details of the pay of Oireachtas Members and Office Holders is publicly available on the gov.ie website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/a8bc7-pay-of-oireachtas-members-and-office-holders/.

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Recruitment to my Department and the National Economic and Social Development Office (the only body under the aegis of my Department) is, in the main, undertaken through the Public Appointments Service which plays a central role in recruiting diverse talent to take up public service employment opportunities in line with their Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2021-2023 which aims to develop recruitment and selection processes to attract and welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds.

My Department, in line with the rest of the Civil Service, actively supports diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all staff. Unconscious bias training is embedded as part of interview board training for all internal promotion competitions overseen by this Department.

My Department’s well-being programme also provides staff with a regular platform to input into measures and activities to help shape an inclusive and supportive workplace.