Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)

In response to the last question, the Minister for Finance will make announcements about public service numbers in the course of his budget speech tomorrow. If the changes in the health service suggested last week, the five over seven, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. day, redeployment and flexibility can become the norm, as most people seem prepared to accept, they will have a major impact on the capacity to make things happen speedily-----

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