Tackling Waste and Inefficiency in Government - Amendment 1

Division held on 23 March 2026. The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed

Decision type

Simple Majority

Method

Lobby Division

Result

The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed

Debate

Waste and Inefficiency in Government

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The motion voted on

Motion Amendment (Private Members' Motion): Tackling Waste and Inefficiency in Government - Amendment 1

Leave out all after ‘value for money;’ and insert: ‘further notes the progress that is being made to reduce the number of agency staff by bringing outsourced aspects of recruitment back into the public sector from March 2027; notes the prioritisation of internal recruitment through strategic workforce planning within the NICS People Strategy 2025-2030; further recognises that civil service reform must be thorough and avoid the flaws that underpinned previous reforms; acknowledges the need to avoid creating or maintaining public bodies which result in duplication and unnecessary bureaucracy; and calls on the Executive to agree efficiency targets for every Executive Department and to avoid the creation of new and unnecessary public bodies.’

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Tabled by: Mrs Sinéad Ennis, Mr Colm Gildernew, Mr Pat Sheehan

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