Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 16: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent comments (details supplied) with respect to staffing levels in the public service. [31348/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Staffing levels in the public service are subject to regular scrutiny at official level and are set in the context of the demands on public services and the resources available to fund them. It is the Government's aim to use staff resources as efficiently and effectively as possible and I know that this objective is shared by all my Government colleagues.