Labour to seek reduction in number of politicians

THE Labour Party has said it will seek a reduction in the number of full-time politicians in a soon-to-be published policy document.

The party’s leader Eamon Gilmore told an IMPACT civil service conference in Portlaoise that the need for rationalisation was all the more prevalent given that between TDs, senators and the new full-time mayors proposed by the Government the country will have up to 240 full-time politicians.

Mr Gilmore and Fine Gael deputy leader Richard Bruton were addressing the IMPACT trade union on their parties’ positions on the reform of the public service.