asked the Minister for Labour if a management advisory committee and a system of accountable management on the lines envisaged in the 1985 White Paper on the Public Service Serving the Public Better are now in operation in his Department; and, if not, whether he has any plans to introduce such a system.

A management committee and a system of accountable management are in operation in my Department. Both are generally on the lines envisaged in the 1985 White Paper Serving the Public Better.