New Government, Better Government
Changing a broken system
Issued : Thursday 6 January, 2011
'New Government, Better Government; changing a broken system' contains 140 proposals covering such areas as constitutional change; electoral reform; Dail reform; the National Parliament and the EU; ministerial responsibility and public service reform.
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Summary
Among the 140 proposals contained in 'New Government, Better Government', include:
- Establish an Independent Fiscal Advisory Council to undertake official macroeconomic projections and monitoring
- Establish an Independent Electoral Commission
- 50 per cent increase in Dail sitting days, longer working week, longer working days, less holidays
- Abolish the Seanad
- Introduce Whistleblowers legislation
- Introduce spending limits for local and Presidential elections
