Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin North Central, Labour)
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Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the redundancy packages available to public service workers in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18041/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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There are no redundancy 'packages' available currently in the Civil/Public Service. As part of the programme to correct the public finances, the Government is committed to reducing numbers in the Public Service in the period to 2015 and is currently carrying out a comprehensive review of expenditure to examine all areas where savings and numbers reductions might be identified. Part of the overall policy on Public Service numbers may involve voluntary staff exit mechanisms, and the options in this regard will be considered by the Government in this overall context when the review is completed in the Autumn. Any such scheme would be carefully targeted to protect front-line services.