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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (29 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments and for monitoring monthly expenditure at Departmental level. The responsibility for the management and delivery of individual investment projects or sectoral policy strategies, within the allocations agreed under the National Development Plan (NDP),...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (29 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Independent Review Panel (IRP) on Senior Public Service Recruitment and Pay Determination Processes was established in March 2022 and its report was published in June 2023. The IRP found that pay determination of senior posts should consider best practice in terms of openness, transparency, accountability and the need for an objective evidence-based methodology and, to this end,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reports (29 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: Policy analysis is a core component of the public expenditure management and value for money frameworks. My Department plays a central role in this process, undertaking regular analysis of expenditure trends and policies. Alongside this, individual line Departments also maintain responsibility for conducting detailed policy analysis within their own sectors, contributing sector-specific...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Regulations (29 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: Our Government Digital Wallet programme is aligned with the EU Digital Identity (EUDI) Regulation. Ireland plans to transpose the EUDI legislation in line with the set regulatory timetable, to give the Digital Wallet full legal status by end-2026. The Government Digital Wallet has already been prepared for launch and my Department is working with several departments, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Artificial Intelligence (29 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: My department recently published the ‘Guidelines for the Responsible use of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Service’. These guidelines compliment and inform strategies regarding the adoption of innovative technology and ways of working already underway in the public service, and seek to set a high standard for public service transformation and innovation, while...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (29 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: In line with the commitments made in the Programme for Government, I recently announced a series of actions to accelerate the delivery of strategic infrastructure in Ireland, including an early review of the National Development Plan and the creation of a new Infrastructure Division in my Department. To give greater certainty for multi-annual capital expenditure planning across...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (29 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: I am aware that CIÉ has developed a proposal, following discussions with the Trade Union Group, for amendments to the two Defined Benefit Schemes operated in CIÉ, that is the Regular Wages Staff Scheme and the 1951 Scheme. Under the Transport Act, 1950 and the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies the approval of the Minister for Transport and my consent is required to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (29 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 131, 144 and 151 together. In line with the commitments made in the Programme for Government, I recently announced a series of actions to accelerate the delivery of strategic infrastructure in Ireland, including the creation of a new Infrastructure Division in my Department. This new Division will focus on accelerating infrastructure development,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (29 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: The National Lottery was established by statute in 1987 and remains in State ownership to this day. It is currently operated by a private Operator, under a detailed Licence agreement with the State, and subject to robust oversight by the independent Regulator of the National Lottery since 2014. The Regulator’s goal is that the interests of participants and the long-term sustainability...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (29 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: In line with the commitments made in the Programme for Government, I recently announced a series of actions to accelerate the delivery of strategic infrastructure in Ireland, including the creation of a new Infrastructure Division in my Department. This new Division will focus on accelerating infrastructure development, particularly in the electricity, water and transport sectors as this...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (29 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: Budget 2025, announced by Government last October, set-out a planned gross expenditure envelope of €105.4bn. This funding has been provided to deliver on Government priorities and commitments, including continuing the delivery of a National Development Plan (NDP) which is providing the vital infrastructure we need to support our future economic and social progress. This funding is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (29 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Review of the National Development Plan (NDP) will allocate funding to update capital expenditure ceilings out to 2035. The Review will encompass all public capital investment to 2035 and allocate the funds arising from the Apple Escrow account, the proceeds of bank share sales as well as funding from the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund. In total, around €97 billion in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Artificial Intelligence (29 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: My department recently published the ‘Guidelines for the Responsible use of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Service’. These guidelines compliment and inform strategies regarding the adoption of innovative technology and ways of working already underway in the public service, and seek to set a high standard for public service transformation and innovation, while...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reviews (29 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to reviewing the public procurement process to make it more transparent and work to ensure greater participation from SMEs. Working towards this aim, and to set out the strategic direction of public procurement for the next five years, my department is developing a first National Public Procurement Strategy. Consultation and collaboration...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (29 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments and for monitoring monthly expenditure at Departmental level. The responsibility for the management and delivery of individual investment projects or sectoral policy strategies, within the allocations agreed under the National Development Plan (NDP),...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (29 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: In line with the commitment in the Programme for Government, Government has prioritised an early review of the National Development Plan, which will be published in July. The Review will allocate funding to update capital expenditure ceilings out to 2035 and will significantly increase investment in our national infrastructure. In total, around €97 billion in capital funding will...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (29 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Programme for Government sets out the ambition to improve our infrastructure, especially housing, energy, water, transport and health digitalisation. Prioritisation of these critical priorities is necessary to deliver on the ambition of the Review to provide the supporting infrastructure to enable the delivery of 300,000 additional homes by 2030 and to boost our competitiveness. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Meetings (29 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: Cohesion Policy is the European Union's strategy to promote and support the development of its Member States and regions by reinforcing economic, social and territorial dimensions. It aims to mitigate disparities in development levels among regions, promote equitable growth and integration throughout the EU. Cohesion funding is used across the country to support a range of initiatives...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Programmes (29 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: Cohesion Policy is the European Union's strategy to promote and support the development of its Member States and regions. Ireland will receive a total of €1.3bn in Cohesion Policy Funds for the 2021– 2027 period and when the requirement for national matching funding is included the full value is almost €3.5 billion. Cohesion funding is used across the country to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (29 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: There is substantial information made available on capital infrastructure projects to both Dáil Éireann and to the wider public through a number of formal reporting frameworks. There is currently extensive reporting of capital projects in the financial statements of Government Departments and Offices as well as the annual reports and financial statements of bodies under their...