Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 8c:

In page 15, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following subsection:

"(3) In carrying out his functions in relation to the processing tasks of public service bodies, the Minister shall not identify or propose self-contained areas of processing tasks that could be considered for outsourcing/transfer to the private sector.".

The Minister is probably aware that the amendment incorporates a quotation from a letter a Secretary General sent this week. It is important that the issue is raised in the Seanad on Committee Stage. If the Minister is talking about radical moves - he has to be radical in his job because €3.6 billion in savings are needed this year alone----