This sounds like an ironic parrotting of Jim Hacker's job as minister for administrative affairs, but seriously - could it work?
Pros:
- it provides a cross-departmental body to implement all the reports that exist for it.
- it holds one politician accountable for it.
- it could have a sunset clause to ensure it does not become part of the problem.
Cons:
- it will be staffed by civil servants.
Everyone is in favour of public sector reform, few can define it and no-one can do anything about it.,
If the banks are out for a bail,
and Lenny's efforts end up as a fail,
when the Somer does come,
to the Country they'll run,
And leave a Fine mess for the Gael.
Endinf the one Party (FF) state:
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Yes.
It must be a full Ministerial position and must be seen as operating with the full backing of an Taoiseach. Anything else is pointless.
Needs to begin with a reform of the management information and financial management systems. Proper systems in this area would reduce the need for large swaths of middle management.
Yes, I agree. But when Cowen & Lenihan outsource taxation decision making to the Commission on Taxation and urgently needed cutbacks to An Bord Snip (so that they can pretend it wasn't their decisions) I hold out little hope.
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Outsourcing decisions is the FF method of governance. They can then both deny accountability and fend off questions in the Dail.Originally Posted by FakeViking
Fantastic point. All monies voted by Dail Eireann should be accountable for by a Minister. No public monies should be outside Dail questioning and accountability.
Harney's whole agenda in setting up the HSE was to avoid this and allow wholesale privatisation on the sly.
The PAC have done good work in this arena, but they're very limited in what they can do, and they're always chasing the waste after the event. A Minister for Public Service Reform might work, but if you put a useless waste of space like Gormless (as proven on todays News at One) in charge, things might even get worse.
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I would love to see a culture of honourable resignation develop in irish politics and public service. Too many costly errors go unpunished. Too many of those who deserve punishment get sympathy and compensation.
The Dept. Of Public Sector reform would need to have a fixed time clause- but culture of delegation to avoid accountability makes its prospect under cowen impossible.
If the banks are out for a bail,
and Lenny's efforts end up as a fail,
when the Somer does come,
to the Country they'll run,
And leave a Fine mess for the Gael.
Endinf the one Party (FF) state:
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It could work and should be done without delay but FF under Cowen haven't got the strategic vision, the competence or the political cojones to implement it.
Benchmarking Bertie sold this country's future down the river with his votebuying giveaways to the public sector and it will take a better and more able leader than Cowen to row back on these excesses.
Unfortunately, FG prob have the will to tackle the issue but will be hamstrung by their coalition partners who are obviously more beholden to the Unions than even "I'm a socialist" Bertie!
How far do you think this row back should go? Anything to offer other that red top sound bytes?
Voters don't decide issues, they decide who will decide issues.
George Will
No, it would just compartmentalise public sector reform and sideline it. So, for the sake of argument, some spastic act like decentralisation would never be joined up as being in conflict with it.
The way to promote change is, well, just to change. If we'd a Government answerable to a Dail elected by voters who really gave a damn, then you'd see change.
However, banks know they have a duty of care to their clients and I'm sure that this should prevent them lending irresponsibly.
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