Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 July 2011
128 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is expected that budgetary requirements appertaining to the public service in terms of employment levels are likely to be met by natural wastage and voluntary redundancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20637/11]
View answerThe Government are committed to reducing public service numbers in accordance with the Programme for Government. From a budgetary point of view we have already achieved 40% of the required numbers reduction for 2011 in the first quarter of the year. The targets set to date are achievable by the mechanisms of natural wastage and voluntary redundancy. I will, of course, be reviewing these targets at Budget time to see if further reductions are necessary. The Comprehensive Expenditure Review will inform our policy decisions in this regard.
