This country has to address probably the biggest challenge to its economic independence it has ever had to face, even though this is now in the context of our membership of the EU and the Eurozone. The Budget will demonstrate to ourselves and to others that we are succeeding in mastering the challenge. It is no time for half-measures, evasion or long-fingering. While others can suggest and propose, or indeed oppose, the Government has the responsibility with the support of the Dáil for taking the measures that the public interest requires at this time.
Link to Parliamentary Question on Public Service Reform answered by An Taoiseach, Mr. Brian Cowen, T.D. on 25th November, 2009
Full text of Taoiseach's answer to Parliamentary Question (April 2009)
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Code of Practice has been revised and updated.
The Organisational Review Programme extended.
The NPPOU will be the main driver in the development of eProcurement in the Public Service.
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Work has commenced in examining specific proposals in the Transforming Public Services Programme in the area of shared services, on the introduction of a single point of contact telephone service, and on simplifying the provision of means information to public bodies.