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Patsy McGlone
14th June 2010
McGlone concern at cost of RPA
so far
SDLP Deputy Leader Patsy McGlone MLA has
expressed his concern at the cost effectiveness of the Reform of Public
Administration (RPA).
Mr McGlone, who is Deputy Chair of the Assembly’s Environment Committee,
revealed that £113.5m has been spent on the reform to date after tabling a
question to 11 government departments asking them to detail their spending
on the process.
The Mid Ulster MLA said: “The Review of Public Administration has been
talked about for years and it still hasn’t been fully tidied up due to poor
decision-making by Sinn Féin and the DUP.
“There are major concerns about its cost effectiveness because so much
public money has been spent but people aren’t convinced that they have seen
a lot of savings or that there has been a significant improvement to our
health service as a result.
“Meanwhile the Department of Education has spent £8.5m and we still have
duplicated layers of administration in our education system as well as the
privatised post-primary transfer tests.
“This further underlines the dysfunctionality at the heart of government
with Sinn Féin and the DUP putting petty party politics ahead of delivery
and service for people.
“Any further delay by these parties will cause extra expenditure to
taxpayers and uncertainty for staff in the public sector.”
ENDS
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