Public Sector Reform in Ireland: Countering Crisis
In: Executive Politics and Governance
Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Academic Context -- Theoretical Influences -- Methods -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 2 Political and Administrative Context -- Overview of the Irish Administrative and Political Systems -- Reform of the Irish Public Service from Independence to 1990 -- 1990-2008: The Emergence of Public Management Reforms -- The OECD Review -- The Crisis Unfolds: From Reform to Cutbacks -- References -- Chapter 3 A Ministry for Public Sector Reform -- Introduction -- Anticipation -- Implementation -- Legislative Trawling -- Independence from the Department of Finance -- Parliamentary Approval for the New Department -- Secondary Legislation -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4 Through the Window of Reform -- Introduction -- Organising the Department -- The Alignment of Key Policy Entrepreneurs -- Internal Organisation -- The Management Board -- The Reform Delivery Office -- Public Service Reform Plan 2011 -- Managing the Reform Agenda -- The Second Public Service Reform Plan, 2014 -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5 Shrinking the State: Organisational Reform and Rationalisation -- Introduction -- Cutbacks Measures Pre-DPER -- Strategic Cutbacks: 2011-2013 -- Stabilisation and Development: 2014-2015 -- Shared Services -- Procurement Consolidation -- Office of the Government Chief Information Officer -- Agency Rationalisation -- State-Owned Enterprise Shareholder Management -- State Asset Disposal -- Coordinating Cutbacks -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6 Renegotiating the 'Bargain' -- Introduction -- Reducing the Public Service Paybill -- The Public Service Agreement 2010-2014 -- Reform of Performance Management Systems -- The Public Service Stability Agreement 2013-2016 -- The Public Service Stability Agreement 2013-2018 -- Conclusions