Malcolm Byrne (Wicklow-Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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7. To ask the Taoiseach the current status of the Accountability Board of the Civil Service; the last occasion on which it met. [46378/25]

Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)
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The 2014 Civil Service Renewal Plan included the establishment of an Accountability Board for the Civil Service to strengthen accountability and performance across the Civil Service by introducing greater oversight of delivery.

The Board comprised a mix of senior Government ministers, including the then Taoiseach, senior civil servants and a number of external members selected following an expressions of interest process by the Public Appointments Service (PAS).

The Board met several times in carrying out its work under the 2014 Civil Service Renewal Plan and last met in Q4 2016. Its work under the Renewal Plan was completed with the publication of its fourth progress report in May 2019.

Work is ongoing on reform matters under the Civil Service Renewal Plan 2030 and its associated three-year action plans.