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[Deputy Brendan Howlin.]
Questions— 14 February 2012. Written Answers
Senior Staff
Division
Assistant Secretary Paul Reid Public Service Reform and Delivery
Assistant Secretary William Beausang Government Reform Unit
Director Patricia Coleman Civil Service Human Resource
Human Resource Manager Angela Costello Human Resources
Chief Medical Officer
Dr Thomas O’Connell
Expenditure Policy Evaluation and Management Division
Senior Staff
Deirdre Hanlon
Responsibilities
This division deals with civil service numbers policy; administrative budgets;
national procurement policy; construction procurement policy; lottery licence,
capital expenditure/PPPs; expenditure evaluation; and manages various Votes
(Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht; Environment; Foreign Affairs; Justice; OPW;
Taoiseach’s Group of Votes).
Health, Pension Policy and EU/NI Division
Senior Staff
John O’Connell
Responsibilities
This division deals with health policy, public sector pension policy and issues
relating to the EU and Northern Ireland such as EU Structural Funds and
North/South Programme policy. This Section is also responsible for the ERDF
Audit Authority and Internal Audit Unit The Internal Audit Unit provides a
shared internal audit service to the Department of Public Expenditure and
Reform and the Department of Finance.
Labour Market and Enterprise Policy Division
Senior Staff
David Moloney
Responsibilities
This division manages various Votes (Agriculture, Communications, Energy and
Natural Resources; Children and Youth Affairs; Defence; Health; Jobs,
Enterprise and Innovation; Social Protection; Transport, Tourism and Sport); and
also deals with Education Policy, Climate Change, Commercial Semi-State
Bodies, New Era State Assets and Government Accounting.
Remuneration and Industrial Relations Division
Senior Staff
Michael Errity
Responsibilities
This division deals with pay policy and industrial relations in the public service
including remuneration in non-commercial state agencies, CEOs of commercial
state companies, education sector, Defence and EU officials; C&A Scheme —
civil service and garda; board fees; travel and subsistence policy; Croke Park
implementation body secretariat; training — civil service, Gaeleagras, language
training centre.
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