Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome that because I do not think it is right that it is either satisfactory or non-satisfactory. That does not recognise people who are exceptional, who are working hard and need to be rewarded and equally it does not call out those people who are performing below par. We need a mechanism where people who are performing below par are brought up, encouraged and supported to ensure the public is getting an adequate public service.

Earlier this year, I published a Bill, the Local Authority Public Administration Bill, which would introduce timeframes for when people who contact local authorities can expect to hear back. I hope the Minister could look at taking on some of the elements of that Bill. I hope that would encourage people working in our public sector to realise there is an expectation that when people contact them, they will get an answer in a timely fashion. I welcome the Minister saying today that the performance review element of the public sector negotiations will look at the bizarre situation where someone is either performing satisfactorily or non-satisfactorily.

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