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From Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA)
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From Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA)
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As the Commission for Public Service Appointments, we are the principal regulator of recruitment and selection in the Irish public service. Our role is to ensure that appointments to the civil and public service are fair, transparent and merit-based.
The Commission was set up on 19 October 2004 under the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004. Its members are:
• Verona Murphy, Ceann Comhairle
• John Callinan, Secretary General to the government
• David Moloney, Secretary General, Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
• Justice Elizabeth Dunne, Chairperson of the Standards in Public Office Commission
• Ger Deering, Ombudsman
Our work at the Commission is supported by a dedicated team led by Commission Director Elaine Cassidy and Secretary Emer Butler. The Office of the Ombudsman also provides shared services in areas such as human resources, financial management and information and communications technology.