Elaine Loughlin: What is costing our civil service so much?

Voices from both government and opposition benches are raising concerns about the way the State spends our money

Are we creating a civil service that gets paid more, works fewer hours, and outsources an increasing amount of the job?

Mary Lou McDonald recently sparked a backlash from some within Government when she suggested that our public and civil service was “constipated”. However, even her detractors would agree that there is room for further reform.