Denis O’Brien: Radical Action Needed to Save Irish Economy

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Main Subject: Denis O’Brien (pictured) is sharing his opinions on how to improve change and efficiency within the Irish government and the EU.

Key⁢ Points:

* Private Sector⁣ Involvement: O’Brien ⁢believes the private sector ​could significantly help drive change in the public sector. He specifically suggests a model similar⁣ to a past secondment scheme where senior managers were exchanged between the two⁤ sectors. He cites Tony⁢ Ryan (founder of Ryanair) as someone who could have ​been effective in the past,​ and Michael O’Leary (current Ryanair boss) as someone ​who could be effective now.
* EU Bureaucracy: He criticizes the EU‌ for being to bogged down in bureaucracy, contrasting it with the faster pace of change in China and ​the ‌US.
* Leadership Concerns: O’Brien is not optimistic about change under the ‌current European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen. He ⁢believes Mario Draghi (former European‌ central Bank president) would be a better leader for europe’s future.
*⁢ Reintroduction of Secondment Scheme: He strongly advocates​ for the reintroduction of the secondment scheme between the public and private sectors, believing it would be beneficial for both.

In essence,the article ‌presents O’Brien’s views on the need for ‌greater efficiency and a more dynamic approach ⁢to governance,both in Ireland and within the EU.