Results 101-120 of 1,295 for "value for money review"

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Airports (4 Jul 2019)

Shane Ross: ...under the Regional Airports Programme, both capital and operational, for the regional airports from 2009 to 2018 and to date in 2019 are set out in the following table. Following completion of a Value for Money Review of the Regional Airports Programme in 2011, the Government took a decision to cease funding for both Sligo and Galway Airports under that Programme from 2012 onwards. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reviews (2 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ...Mortgage Market: Scoping the Role of Public Lending (This research will be an output of the Department’s research collaboration agreement with the Economic and Social Research Institute.) Quarter 3, 2019. Value for Money Review of Homeless Services Quarter 3, 2019. Review of Social Housing Income Eligibility Thresholds Timeline is dependent on the progress of other parallel...

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2018
2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health
Chapter 16 - Control of Private Patient Activity in Acute Public Hospitals (27 Jun 2019)

...was to put a cap on the level of private activity. On the reason for its removal in 2013, the Comptroller and Auditor General had compiled a pervious report and the Department had carried out a value for money review which found that lots of private patients were coming into public hospitals for whom the consultants were getting a fee. However, the public hospitals were getting no fee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...court security. It also mentions that the prison escorts review group is to develop recommendations in the first three quarters of this year to be implemented in quarter four. I know that there was a value for money review of prison escorts. I see the issue of security within the new courthouse on Mulgrave Street in Limerick as more straightforward. The Criminal Courts of Justice were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (25 Jun 2019)

John Halligan: ...support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. Changes to the School Transport Scheme introduced in Budget 2011, derived from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the Scheme and encompassed a number of elements such as an increase from seven to 10 eligible children residing in a distinct locality to retain or establish a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Tendering (25 Jun 2019)

John Halligan: ...transport and road passenger vehicles, and private contractor vehicles. In this regard over 90% of school transport services are provided by private operator vehicles under contract to Bus Éireann. The Value for Money Review published in 2011 recommended that a single national organiser (separate from the Department of Education and Skills) with a regional dimension should operate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (25 Jun 2019)

John Halligan: ...reside remote from their nearest school. Changes to the eligibility criteria for my Department's School Transport Scheme were announced in Budget 2011 and derived from recommendations contained in the Value for Money review of the scheme. In addition and arising from commitments in the Programme for Government, a review of the Concessionary Charges and Rules element of the School Transport...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 May 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

Seán Fleming: ...was value for money. The Department of Health commenced a value for money report. It has noted our Recommendation A.12. A number of the recommendations flow together. It states that the Department of Health is currently undertaking a value for money review of nursing home care costs - a comparison of private and public sector care costs. Members will be surprised to hear the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

John Dolan: The value for money review for the period 2009 to 2012, inclusive, was concluded seven years ago. We went through a recession when the scalpel and filleting knife were taken to everything. I am not against reviews, but while they are in progress, circumstances get worse for people. How much can be learned from a review, given what I have outlined? It could be marginal, although if it is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Deployment (15 May 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: ...to front-line policing roles, the Department is working closely with all of the agencies involved to make progress on this goal, initially as part of the work of developing the recommendations contained in the value for money review. This work will inform the wider review of court security. It is not just a matter of court duties but also of the transfer of prisoners to and from courts....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (16 Apr 2019)

John Halligan: ...to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school.  Changes to the School Transport Scheme introduced in Budget 2011, derived from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the Scheme and encompassed a number of elements such as:- - national application of the distance rule of 3.2 kilometres at primary level; -...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ..., it will be for the Council to determine the projects that they prioritise and fund.  My Department would only be involved again with a limited number of high cost projects, where a brief technical and value-for-money review is carried out.  Otherwise, it is for the local authorities themselves to implement the projects in conjunction with their tenants. Ahead of full year...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (4 Apr 2019)

Regina Doherty: ...in a quantitative way to specific actions and measures, there is some evidence the committee should consider. Econometric studies of JobBridge, the back to work education allowance and JobPath, together with a value for money review of JobsPlus, all indicate a positive impact on employment outcomes for participants compared to non-participants. The recently published ESRI econometric...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (27 Mar 2019)

John Halligan: ...amalgamations, it is not feasible to source individual school records. 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 and included the cessation of the 'Closed/Central School Rule' at primary level. In general,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Interdepartmental Working Groups (26 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ..." broadly to include such groups as advisory groups, steering committees and expert groups. Title of Working Group Focus of Work of Working Group Membership Composition Steering Group of the Value for Money review of homelessness services A Value for Money review of homelessness services, i.e. an evaluation of the various homelessness accommodation and supports funded by the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations (5 Mar 2019)

Clare Daly: 491. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the value for money review of the use of private foster care companies recommended by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs in 2017 has been concluded; and if so, if a copy of the findings will be published. [10352/19]

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (28 Feb 2019)

...perhaps from a formal audit point of view but from the point of view of value for money, similar to what the Comptroller and Auditor General might do in the case of the bodies he audits. There are value for money review arrangements in place through the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities. All of Irish Water's operating expenditure and capital plans have to be submitted to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Laboratory Facilities (14 Feb 2019)

Pat Deering: 198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has completed his value for money review into the regional veterinary laboratories; and if so, when it will be made public. [7584/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (23 Jan 2019)

John Halligan: ...schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. 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 and included the cessation of the 'Closed/Central School Rule' at primary level.  Children...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Enhancement Programme (23 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: ...replaces and builds on two schemes which operated in 2017, the Communities Facilities Scheme (CFS) and the re-cast RAPID programme. 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...