Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)

As reported in a recent newspaper article, the Taoiseach said that there may be some stark messages for us from the OECD review. He said, however, that we should be prepared to take hard decisions which the reforms will require. What stark message does the Taoiseach expect to arise from the OECD review? For example, does he expect criticism of public service pay and conditions, or will the report be used as an excuse to impose stricter limits on numbers employed in the public service? Is the Taoiseach aware that an embargo on recruiting new staff means we do not have enough ambulance crews? I came across such an example recently in my own constituency.

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