Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

Instead we have seen a huge number of reviews. There will be a review of agencies, while examining this and assessing that. They are going to set up a task force on the public service. There is going to be an outgrowth of assessments, evaluations, examinations and consultants but there will be no results. The Taoiseach was managing the public service for four years and came into Government saying his priority was to reform the public service. Following debates on his inauguration, OECD reforms in the public service and the current financial collapse, how could it be that at this stage he does not have one idea about how to reform our public service? He is devoid of ideas.

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