Written answers
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Department of An Taoiseach
Departmental Reports
8:00 pm
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 115: To ask the Taoiseach if his Department has commissioned internal or external reports in relation to his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department in the past five years; if so, the objectives of such reports; the cost of same; if such reports have been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17402/09]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department is detailed in the schedule below:
| Title of Report | Year | Objective | Cost | Laid before Houses of the Oireachtas(yes / no) |
| Annual Report 2003(published 2004)(Annual Reports are produced internally but are published for both internal and external use) | 2004 | Progress report on the Department's Strategy Statement | €26,352 | Yes |
| Strategy Statement 2005 - 2007(Strategy Statements are produced internally but are published for both internal and external use) | 2004 | As required every three years or within 6 months of the appointment of a new Taoiseach/Government | €16,201 | Yes |
| Review of Usability & Accessibility of the Department's Websites[Internal report] | 2005 | To ensure that the Department of the Taoiseach is meeting the commitments in it's Customer Charter in relation to it's websites and publications | €37,890 inc VAT | No |
| Employee Opinion Survey 2005(Report was undertaken by an external consultant for internal use only. Results of the EOS are not published.) | 2005 | As above | €22,990 | No |
| Annual Report 2004(published 2005)(Annual Reports are produced internally but are published for both internal and external use) | 2005 | Progress report on the Department's Strategy Statement | €28,976 | Yes |
| Department of the Taoiseach Scheme (2005 - 2008) under Section 11 of the Official Languages Act 2003 | 2005 | To fulfil our requirements under the Official Languages Act 2003 in relation to the delivery of our services to the public through the medium of Irish. | €6,222 | No |
| Annual Report 2005(published 2006)(Annual Reports are produced internally but are published for both internal and external use) | 2006 | Progress report on the Department's Strategy Statement | €17,082 | Yes |
| Employee Opinion Survey 2007(Report was undertaken by an external consultant for internal use only. Results of the EOS are not published.) | 2007 | An EOS has been carried out every 2 years since 2001 to ascertain staff perceptions in relation to a range of themes including organisational climate, communication, managing performance, motivating and developing people and management style. The results of the survey are then used to inform management on relevant issues. | €18,081 | No |
| Annual Report 2006(published 2007)(Annual Reports are produced internally but are published for both internal and external use) | 2007 | Progress report on the Department's Strategy Statement | €12,183 | Yes |
| Strategy Statement 2008 - 2010(Strategy Statements are produced internally but are published for both internal and external use) | 2007 | As required every three years or within 6 months of the appointment of a new Taoiseach/Government | €8,000 | Yes |
| Knowledge Management Vision Document[Internal report] | 2008 | To examine how the department currently create store and manage knowledge and to outline the vision for managing Knowledge going forward. | €2,269 inc VAT | No |
| Annual Report 2007(published 2008)(Annual Reports are produced internally but are published for both internal and external use) | 2008 | Progress report on the Department's Strategy Statement | €8,041 | Yes |
The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the bodies under the aegis of my Department are detailed in the schedule below:
| Title of Report | Year | Objective | Cost | Laid before Houses of the Oireachtas(yes / no) |
| Value for Money and Policy Review of the National Economic and Social Development Office | 2008 | As part of the implementation of the Government's Value for Money Review and Policy Review Initiative, a review of the National Economic and Social Development Office and its constituent bodies - the National Economic and Social council, the National Economic and Social Forum and the National Centre for Partnership and Performance was undertaken.The main objectives of the Value for Money and Policy Review Initiative are to: analyse Exchequer spending in a systematic manner; and provide a basis on which more informed decisions can be made on priorities within and between programmes. | €3375.90 | No* |
* This Review has been signed off by the NESDO Value for Money Steering Group and has been submitted to the Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach for consideration. Following his approval it will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas and forwarded to the relevant Select Committee. It will also be published on the Department's website.
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 116: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received reports from bodies under the aegis of his Department in relation to their operation; if such will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17403/09]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The following is the information requested by the Deputy in respect of the reports I have received from the bodies under the aegis of my Department in relation to their operations. National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) The National Economic and Social Development Office's Annual Report 2007 was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas by my Department on 8 July 2008. NESDO are currently drafting their 2008 Annual Report and it is expected to be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas by the end of June 2009. Central Statistics Office (CSO) I have received reports in relation to the operation of the Central Statistics Office (CSO) in the form of the CSO Statement of Strategy 2004-2006 and the CSO Statement of Strategy 2008-2010. These documents set out the CSO corporate objectives for the time period stated. Both documents were laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas and were made available on the CSO website www.cso.ie. In addition, a CSO Statement of Strategy Progress Report 2006, providing an update on the Statement of Strategy 2004-2006 was made available to the Oireachtas Library and was published on the CSO website in April 2008. The CSO's Statement of Strategy Progress Report 2008 is currently being finalised and will be made available to the Oireachtas Library shortly. The National Statistics Board (NSB) I also received reports from the National Statistics Board (NSB) of relevance to the operation of the CSO. The Implementation of Strategy for Statistics 2003-2008 Progress Report details progress made on the NSB's Implementation of Strategy 2003-2008 which set priorities for the compilation and development of official statistics in Ireland. The NSB Survey of CSO Users 2006 assessed how successfully user needs were being met. The NSB Survey of CSO Users 2006 and the Implementation of Strategy for Statistics 2003-2008 Progress Report were both laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas and are also available on the NSB website www.nsb.ie Ireland Newfoundland Partnership The Ireland Newfoundland Partnership was established in 2001 on foot of a Memorandum of Understanding and came under the aegis of my Department in 2004. They have submitted their Annual Reports to me since 2004. There is no requirement to lay the Annual Report before the Houses of the Oireachtas and their most recent reports are available on their website www.inp.ie The National Forum On Europe The National Forum On Europe produced a series of nine Reports covering each phase of the Forum's work. These Reports were circulated to all Members of the Oireachtas at the time of their publication. The Forum also produced a range of other information material which was circulated to Members of the Oireachtas.
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