The Irish Government has published its Public Service Reform Plan which is designed to generate significant cost savings through procurement reform.

In total the reforms are designed to generate savings of over £410 million within a three year period, from a centralisation of services and a move to increasingly professionalise the procurement sector.

The report details a move to develop skills, employ procurement specialists and: “up-skill public service managers in the execution of end-to-end outsourcing”.

The Republic of Ireland minister of state for public service reform, Brendan Howlin, said: “The new Reform Plan will set the basis for a new public service, one that is focused on delivering better outcomes for citizens and business customers; one that is efficient and responsive; and one in which public servants are empowered to meet the challenges and opportunities of the future.”

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