‘Urgent reform’ needed in public sector

A junior minister has called for the introduction of more private sector principles across the Irish public service, including redundancies, a pay freeze and the adoption of performance standards.


John McGuinness, Minister of State in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, said last week that every one of the fifteen government departments should be in position to qualify for the ISO 9000 management standard, as applies across the private sector.

 

It’s untenable to have a normal retirement age in public-sector schemes that is significantly different from the state retirement age

Brian Bailey, Director of pensions, West Midlands Pension Fund and member of High Pay Commission