Seanad debates
Wednesday, 8 October 2003
Benchmarking: Motion.
Although it is an important issue for public servants, benchmarking is not only an issue for public servants. It is also an issue for consumers and those who use public services. This is essentially the point that Fine Gael is trying to make and I very much agree with it in that regard. However, it may have gone too far in making some linkages which should not have been made by suggesting that because the Government wasted money over the past two or three years, public servants must be punished. That is not a linkage that we would make and it is not a conclusion that I would seek to reach.
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