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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Change Policy (26 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 24 and 52 together. Since 2019, my Department has been reporting the level of climate-related expenditure annually in the Revised Estimates Volume for Public Services. The classification of such expenditure is validated and updated every year before being published with the Revised Estimates. Building on the progress made in relation to assessment of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (26 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Public Procurement is governed by EU legislation and national rules and guidelines. The aim of these rules is to promote an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime that delivers best value for money. Public procurement procedures require applicants to meet certain standards when applying for public contracts. The criteria upon which contracting authorities may...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (26 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, my Department is responsible for the allocation of public funds across each area of Government spending and seeks to ensure that expenditure is managed by Departments in line with these allocations. In Budget 2024, I allocated an additional €900 million in 2024 over the 2023 capital allocation for essential investment in providing more schools, hospitals...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Disability Services (26 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Disability services fall under the remit of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. As set out in the Budget 2024 Expenditure Report, the 2024 total gross voted expenditure ceiling for the Vote Group was €7.4 billion. Compared to the 2023 allocation, this represents an additional €1.4 billion in current expenditure and an extra €12...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Private Partnerships (26 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) are partnerships between the public and private sectors for the purpose of delivering a project or service and are an internationally recognised model to design, build, finance, operate and maintain public infrastructure.Some of the advantages associated with PPPs are that they allow the public sector to avail of private sector expertise and innovation and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (26 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government has committed €165 billion to capital investment through the National Development Plan (NDP) published in 2021. As a percentage of national income, annual capital investment is now among the largest in the EU. In Budget 2024, I allocated an additional €900 million in 2024 over the 2023 capital allocation for essential investment in providing more schools,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (26 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: In March 2023, I presented to Government a package of significant actions aimed at enhancing project delivery for the NDP. Among these actions, I committed to an independent mid-term evaluation of investment priorities and capacity of the NDP, focusing on the capacity to deliver current Government priorities, to utilise sectoral capital allocations and to estimate the impact of the NDP on key...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Equality Proofing (26 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Since it was first introduced in 2018, my Department has sought to continually develop the equality budgeting framework in Ireland and embed it within the annual budgetary process. Each annual cycle presents an opportunity to refine and improve the quality and coverage of equality budgeting metrics, and to enhance the level of transparency and accountability about how public resources are...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2024 (26 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The health service budget for 2024 is a matter for the Department of Health and it is the role of that Department to manage service needs within the very significant allocation of €22.5 billion. It is important to note that since 2019 this Government has prioritised very significant and unprecedented investment in the health service. As a result, Ireland continues to spend more of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Project Ireland 2040 (26 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Project Ireland 2040 encompasses Ireland’s clear long-term strategy for capital investment as set out in the National Development Plan 2021 – 2030 (NDP). The successful delivery of Project Ireland 2040 is an essential element in securing Ireland’s economic, social and environmental sustainability over the next two decades. This government’s €165 billion...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (26 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has engaged independent environmental consultants to carry out the relevant environmental assessments as required by EU Directives 2011/92 and 2014/52. On the basis of advice received, in order to reach a full, reasoned conclusion on the environmental impacts of the scheme, I have sought supplementary information from the Office of Public Works as provided for under Section...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (26 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: With regard to the availability of necessary expertise within the Public Service, I would make the point that Better Public Services 2030, which is the Government’s Public Service Transformation Strategy, includes Workforce of the Future as one of its three pillars. This reflects a strong commitment to growing capability across the Public Service to ensure that our workforce has the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (26 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government has committed €165 billion in capital investment through the National Development Plan (NDP) published in 2021. As a percentage of national income, annual capital investment is now among the largest in the EU. In 2023, over €12 billion will fund vital infrastructure in areas such as housing, transport, education, enterprise, sport and climate action and provide...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (26 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 and 155 together. 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, within the allocations agreed under the National...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Budgets (26 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Budget 2024 continues the very high level of investment in our public health system by providing a total allocation of €22.5 billion. This includes an increase of €808 million in current core expenditure to address demographic, service and pension pressures. It also includes full year costs of previous new developments as well as funding for new developments in 2024. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (26 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The current public service pay agreement, Building Momentum, is due to expire at the end of 2023. As such, Government and public service staff representatives are due to enter into discussions on a successor agreement in the coming period. The overall budgetary arithmetic takes into account that a public service pay agreement may be reached in 2024. However, the details of this are subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (26 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 160 and 164 together. The NDP will deliver total public investment of €165 billion over the period 2021-2030 and as Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform I have responsibility for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments. Management and delivery of individual investment projects within the allocations agreed under...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (26 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government has committed to €165 billion in capital investment through the National Development Plan (NDP) published in 2021. As a percentage of national income, annual capital investment is now among the largest in the EU. In 2023, almost €13 billion will fund vital infrastructure in areas such as housing, transport, education, enterprise, sport and climate action....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (26 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: All Irish public bodies are obliged to treat public funds with care, and to ensure that the best possible value for money is obtained whenever public money is being spent or invested. My Department publishes the Public Financial Procedures manual, which is a comprehensive and practical guide to public financial management. Public Financial Procedures provide the framework of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (26 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 165, 167 and 172 together. The Government's approach to public expenditure policy is set out in the Medium Term Expenditure Strategy (MTES) published in the Summer Economic Statement in 2021. The objectives of the strategy are twofold, to ensure that the level of core expenditure growth is sustainable over the long-term and that investment in expenditure...