Top Level Appointments Committee

Bernie McNally named Department of Education secretary general

Outgoing mandarin Seán Ó Foghlú due to complete 10-year term of office this week

Tue Feb 15 2022 - 15:58

Minister to take questions from Dáil group on Robert Watt elevation

Group who advised mandarin’s appointment shun invite to appear before Oireachtas committee

Tue May 25 2021 - 19:43

Minister asked if salary increase for health job is now ‘unnecessary’

Question posed to McGrath after €80,000 pay rise for Department of Health secretary general role

Wed Apr 28 2021 - 22:04

Robert Watt asked to explain how waiving part of salary will work

Department of Health secretary general urged to provide details of how pension affected

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 21:58

Fine Gael party meeting hears criticism of Donnelly

Varadkar suggests church services should be able to return with limited number next month

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 21:04

Robert Watt to waive salary increase for top health job ‘until economy recovers’

Cabinet approves civil servant’s move from senior Department of Public Expenditure role

Tue Apr 20 2021 - 13:07

Robert Watt elevation ‘a stroke of the highest order’, claims Sinn Féin

PAC member warns against confirmation of civil service mandarin to €292,000 health post

Mon Apr 12 2021 - 20:46

Taoiseach criticised for failure to provide details on €292k salary for next health chief

Several Government figures fail to respond to committee’s requests on the issue

Tue Mar 30 2021 - 23:12

Warning over Civil Service implications of health chief's €292,000 pay

Minister was warned pay package could have implications for other top posts, papers show

Tue Mar 09 2021 - 04:10

Senior civil servant had ‘no input’ in sanctioning pay rise - McGrath

Minister for Public Expenditure defends new salary of €292,000 for next secretary general in Department of Health

Tue Feb 02 2021 - 03:34

Frank Clarke was only name to go to Cabinet

Shane Ross said to be ‘satisfied’ with process for appointing new chief justice

Wed Jul 26 2017 - 21:10

Cabinet to pick chief justice from three-judge shortlist

Chief Justice Susan Denham to step down after six years as head of judiciary

Wed Jul 26 2017 - 05:00

New chief justice will not be in place when Denham retires

Government figures say the judge’s successor may not be appointed until October

Fri Jul 14 2017 - 01:00

Varadkar defends ‘modern’ judicial appointments Bill

Changes proposed by Shane Ross follow international practice, says Taoiseach

Tue Jun 27 2017 - 15:08

Donohoe appoints new secretary general of department

Graham Doyle has ‘superb mix of skills’ for new role at Department of Transport

Tue Oct 06 2015 - 17:31

All applicants for top Department of Justice job rejected

Position of secretary general remains vacant almost a year after it was first advertised

Mon Aug 10 2015 - 01:00

Applicant pool ‘disappointing’ for some top Civil Service posts

Concerns raised by secretaries general over capable staff not going for promotions

Mon Oct 20 2014 - 01:00

Revenue chairman Josephine Feehily to step down

A career public servant, Ms Feehily joined the office of the Revenue Commissioners in 1993

Fri Sept 12 2014 - 12:18