Public service hampered by lack of carrot and stick

“What do civil service mandarins and senior managers in the public sector think about the Croke Park and Haddington Road reforms? How do they rub along with their political masters? And, most importantly in terms of improving the sector’s performance, do they have the freedom and the incentives to provide the best possible service to the citizens for whom they work? …” (more)

[Dan O’Brien, Independent, 1 June]

[The IPA report to which this refers is here.]

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