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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (23 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below: Company / Purpose 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 to date Mid Freight Shipping Ltd (Document Storage) €3,440 €3,178 €4,721 €3,948 €4,503 €2,841 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (25 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: In accordance with the provisions of Circular 16/13: Revision of arrangements concerning the use of Central Contracts, all public bodies are mindful of the importance of maximising the value for money achievable when procuring any commonly acquired goods or services. Central procurement frameworks and contracts established by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) are designed to optimise...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (25 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: My Department works at the centre of government to drive the delivery of better public services, living standards and infrastructure for the people of Ireland. In this context, it is responsible for public expenditure policies and frameworks designed to support public expenditure management. I would highlight that managing the delivery of public services, within budgetary allocations, is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Budgets (25 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: Gross capital funding of €16.585 billion has been allocated to Departments in 2025. The following table sets out the allocations for each Ministerial Vote Group. Ministerial Vote Group 2025 Allocations €,m Agriculture, Food and the Marine 337 Children, Disability and Equality Group 100 Climate,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Directives (25 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: As the Deputy is aware, Ireland has comprehensive legislation to protect workers in both the public and private sector who raise concerns about wrongdoing in the workplace. The statutory framework is governed by the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, which was significantly strengthened by the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022. This legislation commenced operation on 1 January 2023 and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (25 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: Funding for Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence services is allocated and expended through Vote 24 Justice, Home Affairs and Migration. As the Deputy is aware, the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration is responsible for the management of funding within the justice sector within the overall parameters for Government spending that are approved by the Oireachtas.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (25 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: As the Deputy will be aware, enforcement of the GDPR falls under the remit of the Data Protection Commission (DPC). I understand that the DPC is aware of this issue, has made a public statement and is investigating further. My colleague, the Minister for Justice will review whether additional legislation is required in this area, following the conclusion of the DPC investigation and its...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Semi-State Bodies (25 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies sets out the process whereby State Boards have clear authority in their sphere, to guide the operation of the State body and to hold the CEO and senior management to account against the organisation’s strategy. Payment of taxable benefits is a matter for the company in line with tax law. Remuneration packages of Commercial...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Priorities and Provisions in the Review of the National Development Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (24 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Chair and members of the committee for the invitation to discuss the issues relevant to my Department, particularly the delivery of the national development plan review 2025. As the Chair stated, I am joined by Ms Connors and Mr. Meaney from the Department. As members are aware, my Department operates at the centre of Government to try to deliver better public services, living...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Priorities and Provisions in the Review of the National Development Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (24 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: It will be through November. Sectoral investment plans will be published through November. These will be sent to my Department. Obviously, they will then be agreed within Government and published publicly through the month of November.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Priorities and Provisions in the Review of the National Development Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (24 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: Correct. It will be sectoral by each Minister, for example, transport. One of the critiques of infrastructure in the economy currently is that we have not had sectoral investment plans that give a clear pipeline to the construction sector, domestically and internationally, about what Ireland is developing over the long term and having credibility about that pipeline. That is why we have...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Priorities and Provisions in the Review of the National Development Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (24 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: Correct.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Priorities and Provisions in the Review of the National Development Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (24 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: It is a combination of the Exchequer element, which is in the national development plan, and other funding streams through the Department of Finance, the Housing Finance Agency and other elements that, again, provide further State subvention and support. Looking at the ratio of the State's involvement in housing, and the Minister, Deputy Browne's statement in recent days that 50% of what was...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Priorities and Provisions in the Review of the National Development Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (24 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: There are a few issues. The internal processes within the State are in many instances excessive and are causing delays. There are issues within the planning system and there is also the ability of any objector to delay things indefinitely. Some of the reforms are contained in the Planning and Development Act, which was advanced. However, in the context of the work we are doing, we hope to...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Priorities and Provisions in the Review of the National Development Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (24 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: If you look at the European indices of productivity in the construction sector, Ireland is below average. When you engage with the construction sector, part of that is there is not the same pipeline of work, or certainty into the medium or long term so they can invest in particular sectors and develop that specialist expertise. There are still a lot of contractors who are competitive and...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Priorities and Provisions in the Review of the National Development Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (24 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: We are working with EirGrid on its wider investment plan. Part of that equity will be used by EirGrid. As a commercial State body, it will also borrow on the back of that equity injection. We are also working with it in the context of the wider plan. That is to plug the gap with some of the work happening on offshore renewable projects. We obviously have the grid capacity in the regions...