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# Sec Gen Job

Last year

2022

John Callinan has been appointed as Ireland's top civil servant

Callinan will replace Martin Fraser as Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach.

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Apr 5th 2022, 3:04 PM

Did the country's top civil servant accept an €81K pay rise? Varadkar says it's not for him to say

‘Transparency is always useful in these matters,’ a spokesperson for the Taoiseach has said.

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Jan 25th 2022, 7:21 PM