Reform of Top Level Appointments Committee (TLAC)
7th April 2011
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin T.D., welcomes the Government’s decision to reform the arrangements for appointing most senior civil servants. The Minister stated “this Government is committed to reforming the public sector and this reform must happen from the top down. In line with the Programme for Government the structure of Top Level Appointments Committee (TLAC) will be radically overhauled so that the chairperson and the majority of members will be drawn from outside the public sector.
In addition to transforming the structure of the Committee, new approaches to attract external candidates to these top jobs will also be considered by the new Committee.” The Minister said that the relevant civil service posts should be filled by way of a fair and competitive process designed to find the best person for the job. If it is necessary to use an element of headhunting this will be done. “It is essential the right people capable of taking on the complex challenges our country faces now, and in the future are in place.”
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