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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Mar 2025)

Jack Chambers: The total expenditure through public procurement by my Department and the bodies under its aegis during the years in question is set out in the tables below. Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform Year Total Spend on Public Procurement 2020 €24,707,000 2021 €24,550,000 ...

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

Jack Chambers: On the basis of the definition provided by the Deputy O' Gorman, i.e., non-court bodies empowered to adjudicate issues and disputes in particular areas, I am informed that the Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery is deemed quasi-judicial in nature. In relation to the status of the six bodies falling within the remit of the Office of the Ombudsman, I am informed by the Office...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Official Engagements (25 Mar 2025)

Jack Chambers: I wish to advise the Deputy that Minister of State Higgins undertook an extensive programme of engagements during her St. Patrick’s Day visit to Australia. This included meetings with South Australia Under Treasurer Tammie Pribanic, Senator Don Farrell, Minister for Trade and Tourism and Minister Stephen Dawson, the current Minister for Emergency Services, Innovation, Digital Economy,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Mar 2025)

Jack Chambers: Local authorities are entirely independent corporate entities having full responsibility under law for the performance of their functions and the discharge of their governance and other responsibilities. Procurement and tendering processes carried out by each local authority, and compliance with EU and national procurement rules in relation to the same, are directly a matter for the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Social Media (25 Mar 2025)

Jack Chambers: I wish to advise the Deputy that 52.5% of the social media video posts published by my Department during 2024 included closed captioning or subtitles. One of these posts used Irish Sign Language. 37.5% of the Department’s videos also consisted only of text or images with no voiceover and so did not require closed captioning/subtitles/sign language. The following table outlines the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Information and Communications Technology (20 Mar 2025)

Jack Chambers: I can confirm that there are no active ISDN, PSTN or copper-based lease lines in use, or being paid for by this Department.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Information and Communications Technology (20 Mar 2025)

Jack Chambers: I wish to advise the Deputy that there are no active ISDN, PSTN or copper-based lease lines in use or being paid for by my Department. The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer is a Division of the Department which, inter alia, manages the Government Network which is used by over 160 Public Service Bodies and it does not have any active or paid for ISDN/ PSTN or copper-based...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (20 Mar 2025)

Jack Chambers: A review of the policies and practices deployed in the procurement of public works projects commenced in March 2019 and is ongoing. The focus of the review is on improving the delivery of construction projects in terms of quality, timely delivery and cost outcomes. The review has already delivered, and will continue to deliver significant changes to the CWMF over the coming years. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (20 Mar 2025)

Jack Chambers: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of secondments from consulting firms to my Department since 2020 is set out in the table below. There was one such secondment in the period in question. Consulting Firm Duration of Secondment Funding Purpose of Secondment Mazars 22/04/24 – 20/12/24(8 months) The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (20 Mar 2025)

Jack Chambers: I wish to advise the Deputy that neither my Department nor any of the bodies under its aegis have entered any contract, had any discussion or received any offers in respect of the organisation specified.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (19 Mar 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour sets out a clear framework within which civil servants must work. Section 9 of the Code - ‘Criminal convictions’ states: ‘A civil servant who is convicted of a criminal offence or given the benefit of the Probation Act when charged with a criminal offence (whether the Probation Act is (i) applied where summary...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (19 Mar 2025)

Jack Chambers: For new entrants to the Civil Service, including my Department, those under consideration for a position are required to complete a health and character declaration and a Garda vetting form. In the event of potential conflicts of interest, candidates may not be considered for certain posts. Where details of a criminal record or current investigation/awaiting trial are returned in a Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Military Neutrality (19 Mar 2025)

Jack Chambers: As Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, I have responsibility for Ireland's Cohesion Policy and the Partnership Agreement with the European Commission on Ireland's Cohesion Policy Funds. President von der Leyen wrote to leaders of the EU Member States on 4th March noting, amongst other matters, that the Mid-Term Review of Cohesion Policy...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (19 Mar 2025)

Jack Chambers: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no contracts with the company specified. With regard to the bodies under the aegis of my Department, I am advised that the Public Appointments Service contracted the company in question to migrate its staff to Microsoft Office 365 and MS Teams and that there were no issues or delays and the projects were completed within budget.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (19 Mar 2025)

Jack Chambers: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no contracts with the company specified.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (19 Mar 2025)

Jack Chambers: I understand that the Deputy has clarified that this Question should have read as follows: “To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to list the functions, roles and services that were previously carried out and delivered by civil service or State agency workers that have been contracted out to the private sector since the implementation...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (19 Mar 2025)

Jack Chambers: Cohesion policy is the EU’s main investment policy and contributes to strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion in the European Union by correcting imbalances between countries and regions. It represents one third of the EU budget. For the 2021 – 2027 programming period Ireland will receive a total of €1.4bn in Cohesion Policy Funds. Together with national...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Staff (19 Mar 2025)

Jack Chambers: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department is summarised in the table below: Year Special Advisor Mileage Distance Mileage Value Subsistence Other Vouched Expenses Unvouched Expenses 2020 No expenses paid 0 KM €0.00 €0.00 €0.00 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Health Services Staff (19 Mar 2025)

Jack Chambers: As the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP and Reform, I have responsibility for the non-pay terms and conditions of civil servants. The provisions relating to ill-health retirement for those civil servants who are not members of the Public Service Pension Scheme, are set out in the Civil Service Regulation Act 1956, as amended, and Circular 22/07:- Ill-Health Retirement from the Civil...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (19 Mar 2025)

Jack Chambers: As Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, I have responsibility for Ireland's Cohesion Policy and the Partnership Agreement with the European Commission on Ireland's Cohesion Policy Funds. The Partnership Agreement Monitoring Committee (PAMC) which brings together the key stakeholders involved in the administration of EU Cohesion Funds in Ireland -...