Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 51: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reforms that are being undertaken by agencies under his remit over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38937/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Across the five non-commercial State Agencies that fall under the remit of my Department a wide range of initiatives are in progress aimed at improving organisational structures and securing greater levels of efficiency and cost effectiveness in programme delivery.

All of the agencies have reduced staff numbers in recent years and under the Employment Control Framework, further staff reductions will continue up to 2015. In addition, efficiencies in procurement arrangements, in project management, in the delivery of ICT services, in office rental costs, in on – line service delivery and in internal restructuring of business areas, have all contributed to lower running costs. There is a strong commitment to reform in each of the agencies and the delivery of these reforms is being monitored as part of the mechanisms for the review under the Public Service (Croke Park) Agreement 2010 – 2014.