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There is evidence of politicization within the Irish civil service and that it exists in various different forms. It is evident that there is an element of mutual benefit for both officials and Ministers alike emanating from a culture of suppressing dissent. There appears to be little appetite within the politico-administrative system in Ireland for disruption of consensus, as both politicians’ and civil servants’ self-interest appears to be best served by its maintenance. With such a culture in existence within the politico-administrative system, it is difficult to imagine how the ‘can do’ official does not benefit career-wise from appeasing Ministers and likewise it is hard to see how, all things being equal, Ministers do not benefit electorally from being appeased.
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Mac Cormaic, A. (2016). Conclusion. In: Modes of Politicization in the Irish Civil Service. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33282-6_7
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