'Constipated' civil service a key challenge for Sinn Féin in power, says McDonald

The party leader also slammed the slow bureaucracy of planning and recruitment

Mary Lou McDonald: 'It's just we have not found the art of balancing efficiency and due diligence.' Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Tackling the "constipated" public and civil service will be one of the biggest challenges for Sinn Féin in government, Mary Lou McDonald has said.

The Sinn Féin leader has also said she and her ministers will take a pay cut if her party enters government after the next election.