“It was officially entitled ‘The Report of the Special Group on Public Sector Numbers and Expenditure Programmes’, but it was known ubiquitously as An Bord Snip Nua. Published in July 2009, it was filled with politically difficult choices, including significant reform of the public services and the elimination of 17,000 state jobs …” (more)
[Ian Kehoe and John Burke, Sunday Business Post, 29 August]