Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 323: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has carried out an efficiency savings analysis with a view to cutting out unnecessary costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30231/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department recognises the critical importance of maintaining continuous focus on driving both efficiency and effectiveness from its expenditure. Ongoing initiatives include: 1. Value for Money Reviews (VFM); under the current round of VFM reviews my Department has carried out or is the process of conducting reviews in respect to the following areas:

2. Additionally, the Departmental procurement function has been placed at the centre of the organisation. Central to its remit is to identify and exploit cost efficiencies through a collaborative approach to aggregation while seeking to minimise costs to the organisation.