John Halligan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

5. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public sector workers currently employed here; the number of job losses which will be seen up to the end of 2015; his views on whether his plan to further reduce the numbers of public service workers is flawed and will ultimately result in already stretched Departments reaching breaking point; his views on whether having a public service that currently barely functions having no cover for either sick leave or maternity leave seriously affects the service it provides; his views on whether the backlogs in various Departments are accumulating as a direct result of the cutbacks and reduced staffing levels; will he commit to putting in place an alternative strategy to reach the €1 billion in spending he hopes to achieve by 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42740/13]

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