Sharon Finegan

Sharon Finegan has responsibility at Head of Business Unit level for the Department’s role in relation to Local Authority HR policies. This includes the oversight of strategic work force planning in the local authority sector, assessing and granting staff sanction requests where appropriate, and declaring qualifications in the sector to allow for ongoing recruitment. The Unit also represents the Department in respect of discussions on Local Government industrial relations matters including the implementation of the Public Sector Pay Agreement. The Unit provides a pay and pensions policy function in respect of local authorities, including issuing all relevant pay and pensions circulars, dealing with legacy queries from local authorities in respect of the LG Single Scheme pension, continued implementation of a system of reimbursements of Single Pension Scheme liabilities incurred by local authorities. The Unit is also responsible for the processing of staff sanction requests in the non-commercial semi-state bodies. The Unit has responsibility for Departmental Governance and Oversight of the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA).