Motion or amendment: Tackling Waste and Inefficiency in Government - Amendment 1

Motion or amendment by Mr Colm Gildernew on 19 March 2026.

MLA: Mr Colm Gildernew
Party at the time: Sinn Féin
Date: 19 March 2026
Type: Motion or amendment
Business: Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Tackling Waste and Inefficiency in Government”
Heading: Tackling Waste and Inefficiency in Government - Amendment 1
Assembly identifier: Document 476834

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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.’

121 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.