Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects reform to continue to play a positive role in Ireland's progress in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2595/18]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Public Service reform will continue to play a positive role in the country's progress in the future. As the Deputy will be aware, a new phase for public service reform was set out in the framework Our Public Service 2020 published in December.

Our Public Service 2020 aims to deliver better outcomes for the public, to support innovation and collaboration and to build public service organisations that are resilient and agile. Implementation of the 18 actions in Our Public Service 2020 will have an ongoing positive impact on economic performance in the future.

In addition to the actions set out in the framework, reform is taking place independent of the framework whether whole-of-government or Department/Sector led reforms. To illustrate the breadth of reform across the public service the publication includes a chapter outlining key reform strategies from the main sectors namely Health, Justice and Equality, Education, Local Government, Defence and the Civil Service. It also includes material on Government and legislative reform.