Abstract The past decade has been a period of intense reform, bookended by two crises of seismic proportions – the troika bailout of Ireland in 2010 and the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. This paper details the reforms which have been led by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform over the past decade. Also, drawing on Robert Watt’s reflections of leading public service reform, it sets out lessons learned and factors which we regard as necessary to ensuring successful reform. Finally, a range of priority areas for the future are identified.

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引领公共服务改革：几点思考

摘要 过去十年是激烈改革的时期，以两次地震般的危机结束——2010 年的爱尔兰三驾马车救助和 2020 年的 Covid-19 大流行。本文详细介绍了由公共部门领导的改革过去十年的支出和改革。此外，借鉴罗伯特瓦特对领导公共服务改革的反思，它列出了我们认为确保改革成功所必需的经验教训和因素。最后，确定了一系列未来的优先领域。