The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin TD, has published the first Annual Progress Report on the implementation of the Government’s Public Service Reform Plan 2014-2016. The report can be viewed on this link.

The Report details 150 examples of public service reform, including a 20% reduction in the public service pay bill, a new public service ICT strategy, a centralised procurement model for public services, improved property management, the merging of state bodies and the implementation of the Civil Service Renewal programme. The report states that the Haddington Road Agreement (HRA) continues to play a critical role in improving productivity, reducing costs and enabling reform.