andMr. Keating asked the Minister for Health if he will state in accordance with the recommendations of the Public Services Organisation Review Group, whether his Department has yet been divided into an aireacht and executive units with responsibility for policy formulation and implementation, respectively; if not, the reason; and if he intends to make such arrangements.
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The structure of the Department of Health has been revised, since 1974, in accordance with the recommendations of the Public Services Organisation Review Group.
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andMr. Keating asked the Minister for Health if he will state in respect of commercial State bodies under his aegis, whether he has accepted recommendation No. 11 of the Public Services Organisation Review Group (a) that the activities of the bodies should be broken down by sub-goals; (b) that where an activity is economic there should be a minimum of interference; and (c) that where a loss is involved, the position should be kept under review.
While Recommendation No. 11 of the Public Service Organisation Review Group which completed its Report in 1969 has not been the subject of the explicit decision by any Government, the performance of the commercial State bodies under my aegis are kept under review with the objective of ensuring that their activities are conducted as economically as possible and special reviews are carried out in the case of loss making activities.