Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

A couple of Departments were picked out, which I believe were the Department of Social and Family Affairs and the Department of Health and Children. The examination will take everything into account. It is trying to figure out where these Departments will be over the next number of years. The senior civil servants such as Secretaries General will look at how they can improve their efficiencies and the structures they operate, which will obviously take decentralisation into account, but they will also look at their capabilities, procedures and leadership capacities. The examination will take in a broad range of how to go forward over five to ten years. It will be a comprehensive review.

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