Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

The Taoiseach has said that if a member of the staff leaves, he will make a decision as to whether he or she will be replaced. Similarly, if he believes at some stage that he wants to add to the number of staff, he can do so. Will the same rule apply to every other Department and every other section of the public sector? Will all managers in the public sector have the same latitude the Taoiseach described, or is this just an arrangement for himself?

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