John Bruton
Question:7 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the main points discussed at his meeting with the board of the National Centre for Partnership on 4 December 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22712/97]
Written Answers. - National Centre for Partnership.
I took the opportunity to address the board of the National Centre for Partnership on 4 December and I am arranging for circulation of the press release issued on that date.
The main points I discussed with the board were the role of the centre in supporting partnership in the private and public sectors; the importance of partnership at the level of the workplace in helping to secure competitiveness, viability and prosperity in enterprise and also in helping to realise expectations that the partnership approach has benefits for all involved; the public service change programme and its importance in helping to secure sustainable growth by modernising and redefining the relationship between Government, market and citizens; and the overall and immediate work programme for the centre which includes identifying and disseminating ‘best practice', monitoring developments and facilitating training and development.
I assured the board of the Government's continued support for its work and I wished it well for the future.