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Public Service Management Act, 1997

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Number 27 of 1997

PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT ACT, 1997

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Interpretation.

2.

Application to Scheduled Offices and amendment of Schedule.

3.

Responsibilities of Minister of the Government having charge of Department.

4.

Responsibility and accountability within Departments and Offices.

5.

Strategy statement.

6.

Secretary or Head accountable to Minister of the Government.

7.

Directions by Minister of the Government.

8.

Delegated functions under other Acts not affected.

9.

Assignment of responsibility in respect of functions.

10.

Appearance before committees of Houses of Oireachtas.

11.

Special Advisers.

12.

Assignment of responsibility in respect of cross-departmental matters.

13.

Corporate status of certain offices.

14.

Short title and commencement.

SCHEDULE

Offices and Branches of the Public Service

Acts Referred to

Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956

1956, No. 45

Civil Service Regulation Act, 1956

1956, No. 46

Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act, 1993

1993, No. 8

Defence Acts, 1954 to 1993

Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995

1995, No. 22

Freedom of Information Act, 1997

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1977

1977, No. 28

Ministers and Secretaries Acts, 1924 to 1995

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Number 27 of 1997

PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT ACT, 1997

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A NEW MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE TO ENHANCE THE MANAGEMENT, EFFECTIVENESS AND TRANSPARENCY OF OPERATIONS OF DEPARTMENTS OF STATE AND CERTAIN OTHER OFFICES OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE AND INCREASE THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF CIVIL SERVANTS WHILE PRESERVING THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT IN RELATION TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO DÁIL ÉIREANN, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF DEPARTMENTS OF STATE AND THE OFFICES AFORESAID, THE APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL ADVISERS, THE ASSIGNMENT OF CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND THE CORPORATE STATUS OF CERTAIN PUBLIC OFFICES AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [19th May, 1997]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: