Dáil debates
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
2:55 pm
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source
Personal responsibility is the engine of accountability and we do not have too far to look for where personal responsibility exists. In the private sector, in tens of thousands of businesses every day, people in their own work have to work to a certain standard. They have to work to ensure that they do not waste money and they have to meet the objectives of their particular business. If they do not, then there is a cost. They could be moved sideways, have their salary reduced or lose their job. That cost, however, is a catalyst to actual change in terms of accountability. The Government has proved beyond a shadow of doubt that it will not accept responsibility. This Government could be transformative in terms of accountability. It could enforce accountability from those is in the top echelons of the Civil Service. It could write into their contracts that they have a responsibility to mind the public purse. It could be written into their contracts that there will potentially be an actual financial cost to them or loss of their jobs if they do not do their jobs. The Government could change the situation whereby citizens are not waking up every morning-----
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