Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)

I join with other speakers in asking the Leader to facilitate a debate on public service reform. Yesterday, an announcement was made in regard to a fifth review in five years of the public service. We are all aware of waste, duplication and inefficiencies in this regard and of bad leadership by Government. I ask that the Leader provide time for such a debate as a matter of urgency.

I would like also if the Leader could invite the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to the House. I disagree with Senator O'Toole's point in regard to FÁS which has been discredited, as has senior management at FÁS. We need a debate on the role of FÁS because the good work being done on the ground in the public interest is being undermined by bad management. Would any Member of this House travel abroad at the taxpayers' expense and spend €410 on pampering ourselves? We would not and we need to get real.