▁one ▁later ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁having ▁" the ▁g host ▁of ▁Mc D un phy ▁behind ▁you ." ▁Mary ▁Robinson ▁as ▁president ▁d itch ed ▁all ▁of ▁Mc D un phy ' s ▁rules ▁and ▁in ▁effect ▁started ▁from ▁scratch . ▁Comment ators ▁cred ited ▁the ▁d itch ing ▁of ▁Mc D un phy ' s ▁rules ▁as ▁a ▁key ▁factor ▁in ▁the ▁reb irth ▁of ▁the ▁office ▁and ▁in ▁its ▁subsequent ▁popular ity . ▁ ▁Government ▁department ▁Though ▁techn ically ▁the ▁Secretary ▁General ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁is ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁T ao ise ach ▁in ▁practice ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁is ▁treated ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁full ▁department ▁head ▁in ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁own ▁right . ▁Mc D un phy ▁however ▁accused ▁the ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Government ▁and ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁T ao ise ach , ▁Maurice ▁Mo yn ih an ▁of ▁plot ting ▁to ▁und erm ine ▁him ▁and ▁take ▁over ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁President , ▁a ▁claim ▁Mo yn ih an ▁rid ic u led ▁in ▁papers ▁now ▁available ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Archives ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁Change ▁of ▁name ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁chief ▁civil ▁servant ▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁government ▁was ▁changed ▁from ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁to ▁Secretary - General ▁to ▁the ▁Department . ▁The ▁post ▁of ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁however ▁was ▁left ▁un changed ▁because ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁was ▁not ▁techn ically ▁a ▁department . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0