Written answers

Thursday, 29 September 2011

Department of Justice, Equality and Defence

Public Service Staff

5:00 pm

Photo of Brendan GriffinBrendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 82: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to prevent a mass exodus of front-line civil servants in the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26681/11]

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The Government plans to bring about a reduction of between 18,000 and 21,000 in overall public service numbers by 2014, relative to the end-2010 position, with a further 4,000 reduction in 2015, subject to there being no compulsory redundancies and to the protection of front line services.

As outlined in the Government Programme, in order to protect front-line services, this reduction will require a fundamental change to the way in which the Government and the Public Service operates, including the rationalisation of core processes across the public service, a reduction in the number of State bodies and the elimination of non-priority programmes and outsourcing of non-core functions, where appropriate.

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