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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: The programme for public procurement reform commenced in 2013 as part of the overall public sector reform programme. A new public procurement model was established to deliver a more-centralised model of procurement for commonly sourced goods and services across the public service. The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) was established in 2014 to drive the reform programme through the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (29 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: As Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform I have responsibility for the development of policy to ensure adequate expenditure oversight on capital projects and for public procurement.  The Public Spending Code is the set of rules, procedures and guidance developed to ensure Value for Money in public expenditure.  It sets out the oversight and approval process for public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (29 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: Since 1 January 2020 my Department has to date received 158 requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. Of these, 57 requests were fully or partially granted, with 34 being refused. The remainder of the requests include requests that are not yet due for answer, have been withdrawn by the requester or transferred due to request being more appropriate to another...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: Please see below in tabular form locations on the coastline of County Cork where flood defences are being developed and their current status. Location Status Bantry Tender documents for engineering consultant being finalised for issue. Carrigaline Study being carried out to assess if a feasible cost beneficial scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: Following the adoption by Government in 2004 of the Report of the Flood Policy Review Group, the OPW commenced a series of pilot CFRAM Projects to test and develop the approach before rolling-out the Programme nationally. The area within the Nanny-Delvin River Basin (UoM08) was included as the main component of the Fingal / East-Meath FRAM ('FEM-FRAM') pilot Study, with smaller adjoining...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: As announced publicly by the Commissioners of Public Works today, a review of the closure of Skellig Michael has been undertaken within the Office of Public Works in recent weeks to assess whether it could be feasible to reopen the site to visitors before the end of the season, normally scheduled at the end of September.   This review has concluded, after...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Correspondence (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: I can confirm to the Deputy that no private email accounts have been used by me as Minister for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for official Government business, or by my adviser since the formation of the Government. I can also confirm that no private email accounts have been used for official Government business by Minister of State Smyth or Minister of State...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Meetings (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: The details of the external meetings attended by me as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform since the formation of the Government and that of the Minister of State for the Office of Public Works Patrick O’Donovan, are outlined in the table below. To date Minister of State Ossian Smyth has not attended any external meetings. Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Advisers (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The appointment of Special Advisers is subject to section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. The Guidelines for the 33rd Dáil, which incorporate the principles of section 11 of the PMSA Act, are...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: Since 2015, my Department, through the Office of Government Procurement, has put in place 77 procurement solutions that have estimated values of over €10m. The majority of these solutions are framework agreements to be used by public service bodies from which contracts may subsequently be awarded. Framework agreements generally have a number of lots to facilitate access from a range...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Advisers (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The appointment of Special Advisers is subject to section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. The Guidelines for the 33rd Dáil, which incorporate the principles of section 11 of the PMSA Act, are...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Football Association of Ireland (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: I can confirm to the Deputy that the Secretary General of my Department did consult with me prior to accepting a non-Executive Director position at this sporting organisation. Requirements for the management of grant funding provided from public money issued in the form of a DPER Circular 13/2014 – Management and Accountability for Grants from Exchequer Funds. This Circular...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: As the Deputy will be aware the Public Appointments Service (PAS) is an independent, statutory body which provides professional recruitment and selection services to the civil and public service. The information requested is set out in the following table and includes all assignments made by PAS across the civil and public service: Month Male Female Not...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: The inclusion of strategic, green and social policy considerations in procurement processes is a key feature of the Programme for Government. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, developed Circular 20/2019: Promoting the use of Environmental and Social Considerations in Public Procurement. The Circular...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Advisers (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: As the Deputy will be aware on the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The Guidelines for the 33rdDáil are currently awaiting Government approval. Appointments to the position of Special Adviser are made in accordance with Section 11 of the Public Service...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policy Functions (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the significant reforms in the public sector initiated by my Department since it was established in 2011 continues to deliver improved services and value for money across a range of areas. Moreover, a number of these reforms - such as the ‘build-to-share’ ICT infrastructure, progressive digitalisation of services, a streamlined and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reviews (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: Action 20 of the Civil Service Renewal Plan sets out the ambition to undertake a programme of regular and objective assessments of the capability of Departments to achieve their objectives. These reviews are to be forward-looking, conducted in collaboration with the Department under review and focus on the areas of Leadership, Strategy, Delivery/Implementation and overall Organisational...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: eGovernment Services (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: The eGovernment Strategy 2017-20 and the 2015 Public Service ICT Strategy have both helped to progress our Digital Government agenda. The process to replace both has just been initiated by the new eGovernment Minister, Ossian Smyth. The initial consultation and exploration phase started this week and will proceed over the next few months. We are also engaged with the EU Commission and the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Expenditure Reviews (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 388 to 390, inclusive, together. The Revised Estimates (REV) 2020 published in December 2019 set out an overall allocation of €70.4 billion in gross voted expenditure for the year. Taking into account the additional expenditure agreed by the Dáil in relation to Covid-19 measures, the revised Government Expenditure Ceiling now stands at €79.7...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The appointment of Special Advisers is subject to section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. The Guidelines for the 33rd Dáil, which incorporate the principles of section 11 of the PMSA Act, are...