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

Jack Chambers: Public procurement is governed by EU legislation and national rules and guidelines with the aim of promoting an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime, which delivers best value for money. The procurement regulations impose a duty on contracting authorities to require economic operators to explain the price or cost proposed where the tenders seem abnormally low in...

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

Jack Chambers: I thank the deputy for his question and will answer it as I can within my remit. The Programme for Government includes a commitment to reviewing the public procurement process to make it more transparent and encourage greater participation from SMEs. Working towards this aim, and to set out the strategic direction of public procurement for the next five years I am developing a first...

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

Jack Chambers: On the 13th of May 2025 the Department for the Environment, Climate and Communications wrote to my Department requesting my consent for a 1.4% pension increase effective from 1 January 2025 for pensions in payment and deferred pensions under the An Post Main Superannuation scheme. The rules of the scheme allow for the payment of discretionary pension increases subject to Ministerial...

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

Jack Chambers: As the Deputy may be aware, public service staffing is largely managed through a policy of delegated sanction, which has been in place since 2015. Under this delegated sanction framework, Departments are permitted to fill vacancies through recruitment and/or promotion where they hold a recruitment license subject to remaining within the overall pay bill ceiling. As a consequence, vacancies at...

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

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy for her question. The Irish Government Economic and Evaluation service (IGEES), is an integrated, cross Government service that aims to support better policy formulation and implementation in the civil service through policy analysis and evaluation. Since its establishment in 2012, IGEES has expanded significantly, with over 300 economists and analysts now working...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (28 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Civil Service is committed to ensuring public access to services supported by efficient public service delivery. In this context, ongoing reviews of the impact of blended working on organisations, the workforce and the public are essential. The Blended Working Policy Framework for Civil Service Organisations, launched in March 2022, provides strategic guidance to Civil Service...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of the Ombudsman (28 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Ombudsman's role is to examine complaints from members of the public who believe that they have been unfairly treated by certain public service providers such as government departments, local authorities, the HSE, public hospitals, public funded third level education bodies and public and private nursing homes. The Office does not have a specific role in respect of public procurement. It...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (28 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: Using the current salary, relevant to the below named positions, the table lists the estimated annual savings from reducing salaries by 25%, 50% and 75% of the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Ministers and Ministers of State, whilst leaving the current rate of the salary for Deputies in place. Office Current salary (per individual) 25% Reduction 50% Reduction ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: Forensic Accountant is not an established grade in the civil service. Any requirement to carry out forensic accounting or auditing functions identified by a civil service body could be dealt with by employing or contracting-in required resources, and would be evaluated/assessed on a case-by-case basis. Costing could only meaningfully be done when a specific proposal had been developed.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (28 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: The table below sets out the expenditure by my Department on courses of the nature specified in the Question from 2015 to 2025. Year Expenditure 2015 €945 2016 €745 2017 €4,123 2018 €4,105 2019 €4,670 2020 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: I wish to advise the Deputy that a deferred reply will be issued to him in respect of this Parliamentary Question, in line with Standing Order 52(1)(b).

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: I wish to advise the Deputy that my own Department prepares its Annual Appropriation Accounts in line with Circulars as issued by the Government Accounting Unit in my Department each year and adheres to the accounting policies outlined in same. The Appropriation Accounts are prepared in accordance with the Exchequer and Audit Departments Act, 1866, as amended by the Comptroller and Auditor...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: I wish to advise the Deputy that a deferred reply will be issued to him in respect of this Parliamentary Question, in line with Standing Order 52(1)(b).

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: I wish to advise the Deputy that a deferred reply will be issued to him in respect of this Parliamentary Question, in line with Standing Order 52(1)(b).

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: I wish to advise the Deputy that a deferred reply will be issued to him in respect of this Parliamentary Question, in line with Standing Order 52(1)(b).

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: I wish to advise the Deputy that a deferred reply will be issued to him in respect of this Parliamentary Question, in line with Standing Order 52(1)(b).

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Office of Government Procurement (OGP), an office within my Department, has responsibility for public procurement policy and 11 master categories of expenditure for commonly required goods and services; goods and services that all Departments and Agencies require in the course of their work. The OGP continually engages with the large spending Departments and Agencies seeking their...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: Public Procurement is governed by EU legislation and national rules and guidelines with the aim of promoting an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime which delivers best value for money. The Office of Government Procurement (OGP), an office within my Department, has responsibility for 11 master categories of expenditure for commonly required goods and services;...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: In common with other Departments and Offices, my Department publishes an annual report outlining the main developments across the Department during the year to advance the objectives set out in its Statement of Strategy. As the Deputy will be aware, the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) is part of my Department and is comprised of two Divisions. The Sourcing and Professional...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Change Policy (27 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Act 2024 established the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund (ICN Fund). The purpose of ICN Fund is to support the economy in times of exceptional need and to support Ireland’s transition to a low carbon economy through the funding of designated environmental projects. A total of €2 billion will be...