Public services ‘must deliver value for money’

“IF I was running my business like the public sector is being managed, I would be out of business,” IBEC Mid-West regional president, Liam Ryan, declared yesterday.

Speaking at the launching of a major business report “A Business Perspective on the Way Forward for the Mid-West” in Limerick, he called for value for money from the public services in their dealings with business and industry in the region.

“This region must focus on business competitiveness as the tool for retaining and enhancing employment in the region.