How do i contact civil service pensions northern ireland? Contact details for Civil Service Pensions (Northern Ireland) and HRConnect. For all general Pension queries: Tel: (028) 7131 9000.How many departments are in the northern ireland civil service? Devolution resulted in an increase in the number of Civil Service departments, accountable to a cross-community Executive of 11 ministers. The Executive initially had 10 departments, which were often described by the Northern Ireland Civil Service and the media through abbreviations (see brackets below):Who are the civil service commissioners ni? Civil Service Commissioners are independent of Government and the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) and that independence is critical to our role as Regulators. Commissioners are appointed inpidually by Royal Warrant to exercise the powers and responsibilities set out in the Civil Service Commissioners (NI) Order 1999.Who leads the departmental offices in northern ireland? Each department is currently led by a Permanent Secretary, or the Head of the Civil Service in the case of the Executive Office. The Permanent Secretaries Group meets monthly and effectively the highest level of government in Northern Ireland in the absence of the Executive.