Accountability Board

The Civil Service Accountability Board is chaired by the Taoiseach.

The Board is balanced with ministerial, civil service and external membership.

The Board’s terms of reference are:

• to have an overall governance role across the Civil Service
• to advise on and support the development of the Civil Service's capabilities
• to review proposals for a new performance management system for Secretaries General
• to implement this performance management system across the Civil Service
• to review the new programme of Organisational Capability Reviews. This includes implementing recommendations arising out of these reviews
• to oversee the Civil Service's capability to implement priorities, or other system-wide issues, set by Government . This may involve considering individual case studies to promote the learning of best practices

The minutes of the meetings of the Board are published below:

Please note that the Accountability Board is not synonymous with the Civil Service Management Board (CSMB), which oversees the delivery of the Civil Service Renewal Plan.