We have already gone half way to reduce by 8% the number in the public service against the high of the end of 2008. That will involve of the order of 25,000 whole time equivalents leaving the public service. We will see the number in our Civil Service going back to 2001 levels. The number in the HSE will have to go back to 2005 levels. There will be 13,000 gardaí, which will be back to 2006-07 levels. These are the sort of changes that must take place in various parts of the public service.

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