The Irish Times is reporting that proposals for the appointment of a head of the Civil Service will be rejected by the government.
The plans set to be announced by the Government will overhaul how the performance of all 36-thousand workers in the Civil Service is graded.
That means some of Ireland's highest ranking civil servants will be brought under performance management for the first time.
One of the proposals in the 3-year reform plan would see the Taoiseach chair an 'accountability board' to 'challenge' senior management performance.
Also on the agenda is a ban on performance-related payments – which were phased out at the start of the financial crisis.
According to The Irish Times, an independent panel recommended a new 'Head of the Civil Service' – but this won't be included in the plans announced by Minister Brendan Howlin later this week.
Instead, a new management board is being considered – which could be chaired by the Department of the Taoiseach's Martin Fraser.
