Results 81-100 of 1,295 for "value for money review"

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (2 Jun 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: .... These initiatives and reforms include the preparation of a dedicated youth strategy, a dedicated youth participation strategy, and an LGBTI Youth Strategy. There has also been a significant Value For Money Review of Youth Funding Schemes undertaken which has resulted in the fundamental reform of targeted youth funding resulting in the launch last year of the UBU Your Place...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (27 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...Cork route was operated on a commercial basis whereas the Derry to Dublin route was supported by a PSO, which was funded by the Irish Government. Services ceased on both routes in 2011. In 2010, a Value for Money Review (VfM) undertaken by my Department recommended the ceasing of support for the Derry PSO. Passenger numbers on route had been falling consistently since 2006, with PSO...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...had to be . The review ran into problems in accessing important information that was found to be "sensitive" under data protection laws. Three years ago, the Committee of Public Accounts requested a value for money review to examine the cost differences between public and private nursing care homes. The review was delayed due to legal issues. The sets the maximum prices for private...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: ...to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. A number of changes to the School Transport Scheme were introduced in Budget 2011, which derived from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the Scheme.  These changes encompassed a number of elements including the cessation of catchment boundary area to determine eligibility at post primary...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: In his correspondence, the Secretary General, Mr. Griffin, mentions that a value for money review of the Eircode system will be conducted at some point this year. Can the committee be furnished with that review once it is complete? Can we examine it and bring the Department back in at some point?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Regional Airports (15 Dec 2020)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...more focused on facilitating international access to the regions. In light of this and the need to maximise scarce resources following the financial crisis of 2008, the Department completed a value-for-money review on supports for regional airports in 2010. The review made certain recommendations in respect of these supports, which were duly incorporated into the design of subsequent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Dec 2020)

Joe McHugh: 292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a value for money review has been carried out to consider the net economic benefit that the school transport funding brings to rural communities; if consideration has been given to investing additional funding into the school transport sector to alleviate the environmental pressures borne through the heavy use of family cars bringing...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (9 Dec 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Neasa Hourigan: 63. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a value for money review of flood defence works at Morrison’s Island has been undertaken; and if so, if the review has been published. [42257/20]

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: ..., in these times of stress we can learn a lot about the process. We have a way to go in Ireland in terms of our procurement process. I wonder whether the Department will be doing a more general value-for-money review of Covid expenditure during 2020 at some stage.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (21 Oct 2020)

...a particular increase in costings when it comes to additional routes but the biggest driver in costs is special education needs expenditure and the need for special education needs transport. We had a value for money review a number of years ago and we have another review under way. That review is also taking place in the context of the programme for Government, sustainable travel and so...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: ...xa0; Bus Éireann has also confirmed that the pupil was  successful in obtaining a ticket in the selection process for concessionary seats for the 2020/21 school year. Changes to the school transport scheme were introduced in 2012, which derived from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the School Transport Scheme, which  encompassed a...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020) See 4 other results from this debate

...with residential care standards. Finally, the HSE provides residential care services in locations that are not viable for private providers. The HSE has inputted to the ongoing Department of Health value-for-money review of nursing home costs. The administration of the nursing homes support scheme requires significant resource input by the HSE for the application process and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (15 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: ...to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. A number of changes to the School Transport Scheme were introduced in Budget 2011, which derived from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the Scheme.  These changes encompassed a number of elements such as national application of the distance rule of 3.2 kilometres at primary level, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: ...by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Changes to the school transport scheme (primary and post primary) were announced in Budget 2011, derived from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the School Transport Scheme. The changes encompassed a number of elements such as national application of the distance rule of 3.2 kilometres at primary...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Search and Rescue Service Provision (16 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: ...17 strategically placed Coast Guard units around the coast who provide cliff rescue capabilities. There has been further development of these units in 2019 with the issuing of new equipment. A Value for Money review of the Coast Guard service, published in 2012, recommended the continuation of boat and shoreline rescue service and cessation of cliff training for the Bunbeg unit which...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: ...Programme(CEP). The CEP replaces and builds on the CFS and the re-cast RAPID programme which operated in 2017. It was put in place following a review of those two schemes, and consideration of a Value-for-Money review of the original RAPID programme that closed to new applications in 2011. Combining these schemes makes for a more flexible, streamlined and targeted approach to providing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Value for Money Reviews (22 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: ...was produced by Indecon in 2018. €51,448. Nursing Home Care Costs - A comparison of private and public nursing home care costs The Department is currently carrying out this value for money review. The purpose of this review is to identify, quantify and analyse the reasons for any cost differential, and following analysis, to make recommendations...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport Provision (25 Sep 2019)

John Halligan: ...needs, for whom the scheme is designated are carried through this school transport system at a very reasonable cost. A primary school child is transported twice per day at an annual cost of €100. A value-for-money review carried out by an independent group stated the cost would be more than €1,200 per year by car. Children are generally eligible for school transport if...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (18 Sep 2019)

John Halligan: ...as I know today who is not getting school transport. Our problem, as the Deputy rightly says, is with the concessionary children or the second year of school. We have done two reviews of the scheme. A value for money review was undertaken a number of years ago independently, which showed that the cost was €100 for a primary school child, €220 for post-primary and a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (9 Jul 2019)

John Halligan: ...wish to enquire about the availability of school transport on a concessionary basis for the 2019/20 school year. Changes to the school transport scheme were announced in Budget 2011, derived from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the School Transport Scheme (published March 2011). One of the changes at post primary the cessation of the long standing catchment boundary...