Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 25th October, 2016.

I, PASCHAL DONOHOE TD, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by subsection (1) of section 6 of the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 (No. 33 of 2004) and, for the purposes of paragraph (b) of that subsection, after consulting with the Commission for Public Service Appointments and the Minister for Health, hereby order as follows:

Citation

1. This Order may be cited as the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 (Extension of Application to the Position of Director of the Decision Support Service within the Mental Health Commission) Order 2016.

Application

2. To the extent that the recruitment and appointment provisions of the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 (No. 33 of 2004) do not apply to the Mental Health Commission, that Act applies in respect of the position of Director of the Decision Support Service within that Commission.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

17 October 2016.

PASCHAL DONOHOE,

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order allows the Mental Health Commission to recruit a Director of Decision Support Service through the Public Service Appointments (PAS) or under licence.