Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)

I have never heard such waffle. I asked a specific question and while I appreciate that the Minister of State is new in the job that is a disgraceful answer. If he is serious about streamlining Government and getting value for money the Minister of State needs to do better than that. Has nothing been learned from the setting up of the Health Service Executive? It started from the same base of amalgamating all the health boards to provide better value for money but we ended up with more money being wasted and a monster that does not seem to be able to manage its affairs in any way conceivable as good government. How much will be saved and what is the situation as regards staffing and accommodation and what will happen to the savings?

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